Anna Carol Dudley

Anna Carol Dudley is a singer, teacher, UC Berkeley faculty emerita, San Francisco State University lecturer emerita, and director emerita of the San Francisco Early Music Society's Baroque Music Workshop.

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Choral REVIEW
 Chalice Consort  Chalice Consort: Good Friday, Indeed
March 22, 2013

Chalice Consort performed Friday in San Francisco with its new Director, Ragnar Bohlin, in a program of Roman Catholic Tenebrae Responsories by composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.

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Choral REVIEW
 San Francisco Girls Chorus  S.F. Girls Chorus Comes Alive in Vivaldi
November 2, 2012

The S.F. Girls Chorus' season opener, featuring Vivaldi's Gloria, was conducted by Jeffrey Thomas, the American Bach Soloists orchestra provided accompaniment, and soloists gave variety to the vocal fare.

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Festival REVIEW
 Berkeley Festival and Exhibition  Jordi Savall: Musical Fusion Infusion
June 10, 2012

Jordi Savall explores the common musical threads between the Islamic Middle East and Europe, putting his extraordinary musical understanding in the service of sanity and humanity.

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Festival REVIEW
 Berkeley Festival and Exhibition  Historical Treats at Berkeley Festival
June 3, 2012

Berkeley Festival steps out brightly with crafty Scottish songs and post-Baroque works for piano trio.

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Obituary
June 1, 2012

Soprano Judith Nelson, one of the world’s most famous singers of Baroque music as the early music revival began, died peacefully May 28, at the close of a 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Choral REVIEW
 Chanticleer  Chanticleer's Mastery of Choral Literature
March 30, 2012

The men of Chanticleer sing movingly of war, paradise, Jerusalem, and Native Americans.

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Choral REVIEW
 California Bach Society  Sweet Night From Cal Bach Society
March 16, 2012

A noted Bach choir delves into the Renaissance, with delightful results in its songs and madrigals.

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Choral REVIEW
 Cal Performances  Amassing For Glory
February 3, 2012

Massive choral forces perform a 16th-century Italian Mass, to splendid effect.

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Choral REVIEW
   Coro Hispano: New World Epiphanies
January 8, 2012

Magi, rituals of Twelfth Night, and an engaging repertoire highlight a concert by the enthusiastic members of Coro Hispano.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra  All Hail Philharmonia Baroque
December 3, 2011

Bach’s Mass in B Minor receives a magnificent performance from forces of Philharmonia Baroque, with Chorale and soloists.

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Choral REVIEW
 Chalice Consort  Chalice Consort: Grant Them Rest
November 6, 2011

A fine choral ensemble invites its audience to think about loved ones who have died, and sings about deliverance and rest.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra  Vivica Genaux Brings Down the House
October 29, 2011

The Alaskan mezzo, backed by Philharmonia Baroque, launches brilliant vocal fireworks that burst into full bloom.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
 Cal Performances  Morris' <em>Dido</em> Enchants Anew
September 16, 2011

Mark Morris' Dido and Aeneas was a treat for both eye and ear in its return to Cal Performances Friday night in Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. And the star of the performance was Morris.

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Choral REVIEW
 International Orange Chorale  Splendid Songs From Northern Lights
June 17, 2011

Though they sing for love, members of the International Orange Chorale are masters of their craft, as shown by their luminous concert of Scandinavian music.

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Choral REVIEW
 San Francisco Girls Chorus  ¡Viva! S.F. Girls Chorus
June 11, 2011

Set to tour Cuba next month, the S.F. Girls Chorus is in top form, with commissioned pieces, sacred songs, and fun works too.

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Chamber Music REVIEW
 New Esterházy Quartet  “Mozart, Meet Haydn”
May 13, 2011

This strong early-instrument ensemble not only excels in Mozart and Haydn, but also performs an entertaining quartet by the latter’s contemporary (and a near-unknown) John Wikmanson.

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Choral REVIEW
 San Francisco Choral Artists  Lovely, From Dawn to Dusk
May 7, 2011

Joined by the Alexander String Quartet, the San Francisco Choral Artists brings off four new works, with marvelous results.

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Chamber Music REVIEW
 Sanford Dole Ensemble  Sanford Sings: Inspired Musical Settings
April 17, 2011

The Sanford Dole Ensemble previews Easter Week with solemn settings of Creation texts and Jesus’ last words from the cross.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra REVIEW
 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra  Philharmonia Baroque Lights Up All <em>Creation</em>
April 10, 2011

The always-enlightened Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, with three superb soloists and a fine Chorus, brings out the marvels of Haydn’s Creation.

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Choral REVIEW
   Sure Singing by Chora Nova
March 19, 2011

Motets and songs of longing or loss made up Chora Nova’s fine Saturday program of moving works by Felix Mendelssohn and Josef Rheinberger, under Paul Flight’s direction.

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