From Vittoria's music of the counter reformation to Charles Reynolds' contemporary Messe Acadienne ... from "Allenluia" to "Zadok the Priest" ... from Palestrina to Porgy and Bess ... versatility, measured by any yardstick, is one of the keys to Chorale Acadienne's continued success.
In the past twenty-five years, Chorale Acadienne has presented works from over fifty composers spanning five centuries. The group has presented works sung a cappella as well as accompanied by brass, organ, piano, and full symphony orchestra.
Just take a look.
| 1979 |
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| October | Te Deum - Bruckner Requiem - Faure |
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| 1980 |
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| May | Madrigals from Italy & France The Fiery Furnace - Berger Vespers Solennese de Confessre - Mozart |
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| 1981 |
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| November |
Mass in D (Lord Nelson) - Haydn |
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| April | Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven Requiem - Brahms |
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| 1982 |
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| March | 300 Years of American Folk Music |
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| May | The Beatitudes - Franck | |
| 1983 |
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| March | Masterpiece Opera Choruses |
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| May | Mass in G - Schubert Salve Regina - Haydn |
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| October | Jubilate Deo - Gabrieli A Feast of Praise - Thompson Carnival Song - Piston Proud Music of the Storm - Dello Joio |
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| 1984 |
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| March | "A Centennial Concert: Patriotic Music to Honor the 100th Anniversaryof the Naming of the City of Lafayette" Star Spangled Banner - Key/Smith Dixie - arr. Luboff Southern Comfort - arr. Bennett Northern Lights - arr. Bennett Battle Hymn of the Republic - arr. Wilhousky Three Songs: The Greatest Man, In Flanders Fields, He Is There - Ives Columbia the Gem of the Ocean - arr. Bennett America the Beautiful - arr. Cormier God Bless America - arr. Ringwald Rejoyce Lafayette - Landry |
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| May | Requiem Mass in C Minor - Cherubini |
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| October | Stabat Mater - Dvorak | |
| 1985 |
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| March | An Evening Concert in 3/4 Time Liebeslieder Waltzes - Brahms |
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| May | "In the Beginning" - Copland Coronation Anthems - Handel |
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| October | Magnificat - Bach Cantata - Bach |
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| 1986 |
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| April | Agnus Dei - Barber I was Glad - Parry Zadok the Priest - Handel "Alleluia!" from Exsultate, Jubilate - Mozart The Old Hundreth Psalm Tune - Vaughan Williams Evening Hymn - Gardiner O Sing Unto the Lord - Willan |
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| October | Benedicte - Vaughan Williams Hymn to St. Columba - Britten Laudes Organi - Kodaly Serenade to Music - Vaughan Williams Quatre Motets - Durufle |
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| 1987 |
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| April | Porgy & Bess (highlights) - Gershwin Gloria - Vivaldi Messe Acadienne - Reynolds |
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| October | Requiem - Rutter Five Mystical Songs - Vaughan Williams |
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| December* | Christmas By Candlelight John Rutter Carols Messiah (selected solos & choruses) - Handel |
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| 1988 |
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| April | Requiem - Verdi Motets - Bruckner |
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| November | Dona Nobis Pacem - Vaughan Williams Requiem - Faure |
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| 1989 |
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| April | 10th Anniversary Concert Gloria - Rutter Adoramus te Christe - Palestrina Agnus Dei - Barber Ave Maria - Bruckner O vos Omnes - Victoria Tenebrae Factae Sunt - Palestrina Excerpts from Cantatas 29, 80, 140, 147 - J.S. Bach Victimae Paschali Laudis - Vittoria |
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| October | Adoramous te Christe - Palestrina Tenebrae Factae Sunt - Palestrina Ovos Omnes -Vittoria Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren - J.S. Bach Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott - J.S. Bach Das Wort sie Sollen Lassen Stahn - J.S. Bach Zion Hort die Wachter Singen - J.S. Bach Gloria sei dir gesungen - J.S. Bach Jesu bleibet mein Freude - J.S. Bach Mass No. 10 in B Flat (Theresienmesse)- Haydn |
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| 1990 |
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| May | Choral Fantasy - Beethoven Elegischer Gesang - Beethoven Mass in C - Beethoven |
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| October | Ecce Fidelis Servus - Faure Requiem - Durufle Cantique de Jean Racine - Faure |
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| 1991 |
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| April | An Oxford Elegy - Vaughan Williams Choral Hymns from Rig Veda - Holst The Music Makers - Elgar Coronation Mass - Mozart |
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| 1992 |
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| October | Vespers - Rachmaninoff Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge - Vaughan Williams God is Gone Up, Opus 27, No. 2 - Finzi Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Opus 35 - Finzi Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Opus 27, No. 3 - Finzi |
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| 1993 |
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| April | Mass in E-Flat - Schubert Offertorium - Schubert |
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| October | A Concert from the Psalms Psalm 136 "Super Flumina Babylonia" - Palestrina Psalm 119 "I Have Longed for Thy Saving Grace" - Byrd Psalm 100 - Schutz Psalm 95 "Come, Let Us Sing a Song of Joy" - G. Gabrieli Psalm 19 "The Heavens Declare" - Handel Psalm 103 "Canon of Praise" - Pachelbel Psalm 42 "As the Deer Longs" - Appalachian Folk Tune Psalm 150 "Halalujoh, halalu el b'dok'sho" - Lewandowski Psalm 118 "Pitchu Li Sha'arei Tzedek" - Hebrew Folk Tune Psalm 23 "The Lord is My Shephard" - Rutter Psalm 117 "O Praise the Lord" - Betteridge Psalm 65, 67 "Thou, O God, Art Praise in Sion" - Boyle Psalm 122 "I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me" - Parry Psalm 86 - Holst Psalm 148 - Holst |
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| 1994 |
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| April | Missa Solemnis - Beethoven Vance George, Guest Conductor | |
| 1995 |
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| April | The Creation - Haydn |
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| October | Requiem - Mozart | |
| 1996 |
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| October | Messa di Gloria - Puccini Gloria - Poulenc |
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| 1997 |
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| April | "American Folk Hymns" Simple Gifts (Shaker Song) - Copland At the River (Hymn Tune) - Copland Ching-A-Ring Chaw (Minstrel Song) - Copland Be Glad Then, America - Billings When Jesus Wept - Billings A Feast of Praise - Thompson Chatter with the Angels - Spiritual Lift Up Your Voice, Alleluia - Albrecht It Is A Precious Thing - J.F. Peter My Eternal King - J. Marshall Wonderous Love (Southern Folk Hymn) - Christensen, arr. Holy Manna - J. Carter, arr. My Song in the Night (Southern Folk Hymn) - Christensen, arr. Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal - A. Parker, arr. Deep River (Spiritual) - Christensen, arr. Ride on King Jesus (Spiritual) - DeCormier, arr. Amazing Grace (tune: New Britain) - J.P. Seneck, arr. Steal Away (Spiritual) - A. Parker & R. Shaw, arr. |
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| October | "Singet Dem Herrn" Motet No. 1 (w/USL University Chorale) - Bach Come, Let Us Sing - Mendelssohn Chichester Psalms - Bernstein |
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| 1998 |
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| April | Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore - Mozart Te Deum - Haydn Exsultate Deo - Scarlatti Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart |
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| October | Exultate Deo - Poulenc Requiem - Durufle Cantique de Jean Racine - Faure Salve Regina - Poulenc |
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| 1999 |
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| May | Choral Fanfare - Rutter Lord, Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace - Rutter I Believe in Springtime (w/USL Children's Chorus) - Rutter Psalmfest - Rutter |
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| October | Requiem - Fauré Select Motets - Bruckner Te Deum - Bruckner |
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| 2000 |
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| May | Elijah - Meldelssohn |
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| October | Last Words of David - Thompson Alleluia - Thompson The Paper Reeds by the Brook - Thompson Have Ye Not Known - Thompson Ye Shall Have a Song - Thompson The Best Rooms - Thompson The Lord is My Shephard - Thompson Sing to the Lord a New Song - Baker Sooh Ah Will Be Done - Dawson Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Dawson Set Down Servant - Shaw Jesus Lay Your Head - Hogan Steal Away - Hogan Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Hogan Saul - Hovland I'm Gonna Sing Till the Spirit - Hogan Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel - Hogan The Battle of Jericho - Hogan |
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| 2001 |
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| May | Great Mass in C Minor - Mozart |
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| October | All John Ruter Program Requiem O Clap Your Hands A Gaelic Blessing For the Beauty of the Earth God Be in My Head Open Thou Mine Eyes A Prayer of St. Patrick The Lord Bless You And Keep You |
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| 2002 |
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| March | Special Performance with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana - Orff |
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| October | Lord Nelson Mass - Haydn Magnificat - Bach |
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| 2003 |
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| April | Ein Deutches Requiem - Brahms |
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| October | Gloria - Vivaldi Gloria - Poulenc |
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| December | Guest Performance with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra Selected Opera Choruses |
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| 2004 |
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| May | Requiem of Psalms - Robert Paul Baker Gloria - Rutter |
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| October | Symphony #9 with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven |
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| December | Christmas Cantata - Pinkham |
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| 2005 |
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| April | The Creation - Haydn |
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| June | Requiem of Psalms at Carnegie Hall - Robert Paul Baker |
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| October | Libeslieder Waltzes - Brahms American Folk Songs |
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| 2006 |
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| April | Requiem - Mozart Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore - Mozart |
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| October | Mass in G Minor - Vaughan Williams Benedicte - Vaughan Williams Hymns - Vaughan Williams |
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| December | Messiah Sing Along - Handel | |
| 2007 |
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| March | Portrait of Gershwin Piano4 Concert |
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| April | Polovtsian Dances - Borodin Exodus - Kilar |
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*The Christmas By Candlelight concerts have been repeated every December since 1987 and have become a tradition in Acadianna.