Chanticleer was named “the world’s reigning male chorus,” by the New Yorker magazine and gained popularity in the middle of the 1990′s due to it’s beautiful and at times haunting sound.

Based in San Francisco, Chanticleer has developed a reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature from Renaissance to Jazz. With its seamless blend of male voices, they have earned international renown as “an orchestra of voices.” Listen to their magic.

During the 2007-08 season – their 30th year, the GRAMMY Award-winning ensemble is touring 22 states across the USA – including a visit to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. In January 2008, the ensemble will perform at prestigious venues in major European cities: Paris, Luxembourg, Bruges, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Vilnius.

I am planning on purchasing tickets for my friends and myself when they sing nearby in April.

Currently Chanticleer contains twelve men –

Back Row: [L to R]
Todd Wedge (Tenor), Eric Alatorre (Bass), Matthew D. Oltman (Tenor, Assistant Music Director), Gabriel Lewis-O’Connor (Bass), Alan Reinhardt (Countertenor, alto pitch), Michael McNeil (Countertenor, soprano pitch)
Front Row, (L to R)
Jace Wittig Cortez Mitchell (Baritone) , Adam Ward (Countertenor, alto pitch), Joseph Jennings, (Music Director, Dylan Hostetter (Countertenor, soprano pitch), Michael Match (Countertenor, soprano pitch), Brian Hinman (Tenor)

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