UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus

The UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus, the university’s premier concert choir, performs a cappella and choral-instrumental works and is particularly acclaimed for its readings of early and contemporary music. Past programs presented by Cal Performances include Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and the Mark Morris Dance Group (2009) and the world premiere of the oratorio Dreamers, music by Jimmy Lopez and libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, with the London Philharmonia under Esa-Pekka Salonen (2019). The Chamber Chorus has also appeared in tours to the East Coast, Canada, and Europe. Among the group’s honors, its recording of Handel’s Susannah with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan (Harmonia Mundi) won a Grand Prix du Disque. In 2022, the Chamber Chorus won the American Prize in Choral Performance (college/university division, small program).