The COLLEGIUM VOCALE OF ST. LOUIS (CVSL) is proud to present The Fabulous Bononcinis, a concert of Baroque vocal chamber music on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. The concert will be presented at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 3600 Hampton, St. Louis, 63109. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Dr. Bruce Carvell, Artistic…
Notes from the Artistic Director
May 2022 Concert.
The COLLEGIUM VOCALE OF ST. LOUIS hopes you will join us as we proudly present ”Come Let Us Worship the Lord: Four Sacred Cantatas by Christoph Graupner,” on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.. The concert will be presented at Bethel Lutheran Church, 7001 Forsyth, Clayton, 63105. Cristoph Graupner 9 (1683-1760) was a…
CVSL From the Artistic Director – May 2020
CVSL From the Artistic Director – May 2020
2019 – End of Year Letter – Thank You ! See you in early 2020 !
2019 end of year letter
Reflections of the Artistic Director on the 2018-19 Concert Season
Reflections of the Artistic Director on the 2018-19 Concert Season of The Collegium Vocale of St. Louis. This was an unusual season for the Collegium Vocale. In the first place, due to unexpected challenges in our funding, we had to cancel our Fall concert. This was intended to be a program of François…
A few thoughts about our 2017-2018 season.
As I reflect on our three concerts from the past season, I am proud of our achievements. We met several milestones for our organization: We continue to present high quality performances of little-known music of the Baroque period. With our February concert of three Bach cantatas performed in the magnificent Trinity Lutheran Church in…
Why Graupner?
I first discovered the music of Christoph Graupner in 2009 in an article in Early Music America written for the upcoming 250th Anniversary of his death in 1760. As the Artistic Director of the Collegium Vocale of St. Louis, the only ensemble in St. Louis focused on historically informed performance of Baroque vocal chamber music,…
