The Cantata Singers and Ensemble is a choir and orchestral ensemble located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 to perform and preserve the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach (a body of works largely unknown in Boston at that time), the group has since expanded its scope to include repertoire from the 17th century to the present day. Their performances have included semi-staged operas and a series of seasons centered on a single composer – Kurt Weill, Benjamin Britten, Heinrich Schütz, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
| Cantata Singers and Ensemble | |
|---|---|
| Choir | |
 Cantata Singers | |
| Origin | Boston, MA |
| Founded | 1964 (60 years ago) |
| Music director | Noah Horn |
| Associated groups | Greater Boston Choral Consortium |
| Awards | ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1995) |
| Website | www |
Music Directors
edit| Leo Collins | 1964–1967 |
| Richard Kapp | 1968–1969 |
| John Harbison | 1969–1973 |
| Philip Kelsey | 1973–1975 |
| John Ferris | 1976–1980 |
| John Harbison | 1980–1982 |
| David Hoose | 1982–2022 |
| Noah Horn | 2022–present |
Commissioned Works
edit| Year | Composer | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Peter Child | Lamentations | |
| 2014 | Elena Ruehr | Eve | |
| 2014 | John Harbison | The Supper at Emmaus | co-commissioned with Emmanuel Music |
| 2010 | Yehudi Wyner | Give Thanks For All Things | |
| 2009 | Andy Vores | Natural Selection | |
| 2008 | Lior Navok | Slavery Documents 3: And The Trains Kept Coming... | |
| 2007 | Stephen Hartke | Precepts | co-commissioned with Winsor Music |
| 2006 | John Harbison | But Mary Stood: Sacred Symphonies for Chorus and Instruments | |
| 2003 | James Primosch | Matins | co-commissioned with Winsor Music |
| 2002 | T. J. Anderson | Slavery Documents 2 | |
| 2000 | Andy Vores | World Wheel | |
| 1994 | Andrew Imbrie | Adam | |
| 1990 | Donald Sur | Slavery Documents | |
| 1988 | Peter Child | Estrella | |
| 1986 | John Harbison | The Flight Into Egypt | winner, 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music |
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