2008-2009 Season

Welcome to the 25^th anniversary season of Bellevue Chamber Chorus! As you can see from the concert details below, we’ll observe this special season with a year of continuous musical celebrations. From our annual Messiah collaboration and a festive international holiday program, to an exciting vocal jazz gala, and culminating in our anniversary salute to the genius of Joseph Haydn, this is a season of joyous music to enchant, delight, and uplift you.

For indeed, we have much we want to celebrate with you, our faithful and supportive patrons...not only this significant milestone in the Chorus’ history, but also the continued artistic achievements and recognition the Chorus has earned recently. Among these we are especially proud and honored to have won a first-place award this past July at the prestigious Kathaumixw International Choral Fesival in Powell River, B.C., and to have received so many favorable comments from audiences at the festival and during our performing tour of the province. One listener sent us the following email after our return: “Not only do I congratulate you on your performances and First Place award, but I want to thank you for the personal impact your singing had on me…Words cannot express how much I enjoyed the depth of emotion and the brilliant technical execution of your music.”

Above all else, this is what we invite you to celebrate with us again this season: the power of great choral music to touch our lives in ways that words cannot express. Join us for what promises to be a memorable anniversary year!

2008-2009 Subscription Series

The World Rejoices KUOW

Celebrate the diverse traditions of the holiday season with a festive program of Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter solstice music from around the world. You’ll savor an international collection of classic carols, anthems, and motets, traditional songs, and exciting new works, by composers from Germany’s Heinrich Schütz to England’s Herbert Howells, Spain’s Javier Busto to American Steve Barnett, and many more.

Rescheduled due to snow!

3 PM, Sunday, January 11, 2009

Grace Lutheran Church

9625 NE 8th St., Bellevue, WA 98004
Previously purchased tickets will be honored, tickets available at the door, or by calling 425-881-0445.

A NW Jazz Party

Enjoy this exciting vocal jazz gala showcasing great arrangements and originals from some of the talented jazz composers in the Northwest, including Dave Barduhn, Dave Cross, Kirk Marcy, Frank DeMiero, and more. With fabulous local singing star Greta Matassa and the always swinging Andy Carr Trio as special guests, this is a musical party you don’t want to miss!

March 7, 2009, 2:00 pm Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
March 7, 2009, 7:30 pm Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue

Haydn Fest

Join the Chorus for our anniversary grand finale as we celebrate the music of the great Classical master Franz Joseph Haydn in the 200th anniversary year of his death. The program includes excerpts from his popular oratorio The Seasons, selections from the witty and charming Part Songs, and the beautiful Mass in Bb ("Maria Theresa Mass"), one of the composer’s six splendid later masses, with chamber orchestra and marvelous soloists.

May 30, 2009, 7:30 pm Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue

Press Release

Handel's Messiah with the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel's Messiah is the world's most popular choral work. This glorious work has become a Bellevue Philharmonic tradition with its blend of elegant melodies, thrilling choruses and brilliant orchestrations.

The Argosy Christmas Ship™ festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 59 years. Its main purpose is to bring communities together to celebrate the holiday season. From their flotilla of ships to the crowds of people who gather onshore, this celebration is one of the gems of the holiday season.