Collegium Vocale of Saint Louis was founded late in 1996 by nine musicians.
On February 17, 1997, its first concert was presented as The Cantata Concert at the noonday series of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
On the program was J. S. Bach’s “Coffee Cantata” and G. P. Telemann‘s “Jauchzet, ihr Christen.”
The concert was enthusiastically received, and the performers resolved to continue as a group. On October 27, 1997, the organization was incorporated under its present name and has given three or four concerts every year since that time.
CVSL is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Your financial contribution helps us continue our mission of presenting historically informed vocal chamber music of the 17th and 18th centuries for St. Louis area audiences.
The core group of six singers performs with historic instrumentalists in architecturally significant spaces. Please consider making a donation. All contributions are tax-deductible.
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at our 2011-2012 season concerts
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Music in the Court of Emperor Joseph I (1705-1711)
October 16, 2011, 3:00 p.m., St. Louis Abbey Church
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Unto us a Child is Born: Baroque Music of the Christmas Season
December 18, 2011, 3:00 p.m., Pilgrim Congregational Church
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Faith Under Fire: Four Sacred Cantatas by J. S. Bach
February 5, 2012, First Presbyterian Church of St. Louis
Introductory lecture, 2:30 p.m., by Artistic Director, Bruce Carvell, Ph. D.
Concert, 3:00 p.m.
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‘Tis Nature’s Voice’: An Evening of 17th Century English Song
May 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral
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CONTACT US
Collegium Vocale of Saint Louis
5112 Westminster Place
St. Louis, MO 63108
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2/05/12
Faith Under Fire: Four Sacred Cantatas by J. S. Bach
presenting Bach’s earliest surviving cantata, BWV 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, and three Leipzig cantatas featuring the oboe d’amore
2/05/12 – 2:30 p.m. – Introductory lecture by Artistic Director Bruce Carvell, Ph. D.
3:00 p.m. – Concert – First Presbyterian Church of St. Louis
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12/18/11
Unto us a Child is Born: Baroque Music of the Christmas Season
works of J S Bach, Heinrich Schütz, Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli, Alessandro Grandi
12/18/11 – 3:00 p.m. – Pilgrim Congregational Church, St. Louis
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10/16/11
Music of the Court of Emperor Joseph I (1705-1711)
works of Emperor Joseph I, Antonio Lotti, Antonio Caldara, Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Johann Joseph Fux
10/016/11 – 3:00 p.m. – St. Louis Abbey Church/St. Anselm’s, St. Louis
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Dresden frauenkirche, Image via Wikipedia
5/07/11
Sacred Music of the German Baroque (1636 – 1753)
works of Pachelbel, Schütz, Graupner, Tunder, Bernhard, Bruhns, Hammerschmidt, Weckmann and Ristori
5/07/11 – 7:30 p.m. – Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Image via Wikipedia
2/20/11
Sacred Music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Introductory Lecture by Dr. Bruce Carvell
Lauda Jerusalem, Jesu Corona Virginum, Le Reniément di St. Pierre, Supplicatio Pro defunctis ad Beatum Virginem, Première Leçon du Jeudi Saint, Pro omnibus festis BVM
2/20/11 – 4 p.m. – Second Presbyterian Church
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10/24/10
A Roman Holiday
celebrating the 350th anniversary of the birth of Alessandro Scarlatti – featuring works of Carissimi, Durante, Frescobaldi, Gasparini, Rossi, and Scarlatti
10/24/10 – 3 p.m. – St. Louis Priory Chapel
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Claudio Monteverdi, about age 30, Image via Wikipedia
5/01/10
A Bouquet of Baroque Beauties
cantatas, madrigals, and songs of Monteverdi, Handel, Telemann, Porter, and Sigismondo d’India
5/01/10 – 7:30 p.m. – Christ Church Cathedral
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2/28/10
Four Sacred Cantatas by Christoph Graupner
Der Heiland ruht auf Flut und Wellen, Herr, wer wind wohnen in deiner Hütte?, Ach Gott und Herr, Ach, wie nichtig, ach, wie flüchtig
2/28/10 – 3:00 p.m. – First Presbyterian Church of St. Louis
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11/06/09
In These Delightful Pleasant Groves
music of Gastoldi, Frescobaldi, Purcell, Lawes, and Weelkes
11/06/09 – 7:30 p.m. – Second Presbyterian Church
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5/02/09
Evenings in Siena
featuring works of Agazzari, Saracini, Vecchi, Gallichi, and Drei
5/02/09 – 7:30 p.m. – Christ Church Cathedral
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Bach's seal, Image via Wikipedia
2/15/09
Bach to Basics
From sin to salvation in Weimar and Leipzig
2/15/09 – 3:00 p.m. – First Church of Christ, Scientist
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5/03/08
Hark the Wild Musicians Sing!
music that reflects aspects of spring composed by Monteverdi, Grabbe, Schütz, Porter, Purcell, A. Scalatti, and Priuli
5/03/08 – 7:30 p.m. - Christ Church Cathedral
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London Tapestry, 1700, Image via Wikipedia
