Schola Cantorum

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Under the baton of Buddy James, Schola Cantorum inspires and connects communities with the joy of singing through moving performances, educational and community programs, and collaborations with local artists.

We heard the harps eternal, we yearned for the black hair of our true love, we went down in the river to pray, we medita...
05/17/2026

We heard the harps eternal, we yearned for the black hair of our true love, we went down in the river to pray, we meditated on those simple gifts that surround us, and we dreamt of flying away to the promised land.
THANK YOU for joining us on our Appalachian journey. The perfect venue, an enthusiastic and overflowing audience, and the virtuosic musicians of our bluegrass band made for a night we won’t forget.

THANK YOU!!!

When the world feels heavy, mountain music lifts it.Echoes of Appalachia — an evening of haunting melodies, soaring harm...
05/14/2026

When the world feels heavy, mountain music lifts it.
Echoes of Appalachia — an evening of haunting melodies, soaring harmonies, and toe-tapping bluegrass rhythms with the singers of Schola Cantorum and a live bluegrass band.

This is music that has comforted, celebrated, and endured for centuries. Come let it do the same for you.

Tickets in bio. Bring someone who needs a breath of fresh air.


Don’t miss our final concert of the season! Echoes of AppalachiaThis Saturday, May 16 | 7:30 p.m.Valley Presbyterian Chu...
05/12/2026

Don’t miss our final concert of the season!
Echoes of Appalachia

This Saturday, May 16 | 7:30 p.m.
Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley

Join Schola Cantorum for an evening of roots music, rich harmonies, and the soulful sounds of Appalachia, complete with a bluegrass band.

It’s a night you won’t want to miss.

Tickets and info at scholacantorum.org

A few of our tenors caught word that you haven't bought your tickets yet for tonight's Elijah! Don't worry, they've run ...
03/14/2026

A few of our tenors caught word that you haven't bought your tickets yet for tonight's Elijah! Don't worry, they've run our Singer Council for the past 3 years and are EXCELLENT at getting folks to show up and show out, so we know you're in good hands.

All jokes aside, today is the day! 🎶 It's truly not one to be missed. Grab your tickets online and saved $5 at the door. See you there!

Mendelssohn's Elijah · 7:30 PM · First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto · Link in bio for tickets.

Dress rehearsal photos just landed and we are not okay (but in the happiest way) 😭✨A full orchestra, four soloists, and ...
03/13/2026

Dress rehearsal photos just landed and we are not okay (but in the happiest way) 😭✨

A full orchestra, four soloists, and nearly a hundred voices in one of Palo Alto's most beautiful spaces: this is what Saturday night looks like. Tickets are still available, but this is your last chance to grab them at scholacantorum.org/concerts/elijah

📍 First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
⏰ Saturday, March 14 · 7:30 PM

03/13/2026

Last night we ran it top to bottom with full orchestra for the final time and we sound pretty darn phenomenal. 🎶

Mendelssohn's Elijah is only two days away! This Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 PM at First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto. Tickets are still available! Follow the link in bio to grab yours before it's too late!

Rounding out our soloists is Christine Abraham (alto)! Performing a varied repertoire to great acclaim, mezzo-soprano Ch...
03/12/2026

Rounding out our soloists is Christine Abraham (alto)! Performing a varied repertoire to great acclaim, mezzo-soprano Christine Abraham has been declared “radiant” by the Los Angeles Times and “glamorous and melting of voice” by the Wall Street Journal. She has performed operatic roles with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Santa Fe Opera, Bard Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, and Spoleto Festival USA, and has appeared as featured soloist with the orchestras of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, and St. Louis, as well as Boston Baroque, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque, and the Toronto Consort.

Ms. Abraham has premiered many new works by composers such as Tan Dun, James MacMillan, Tod Machover, Peter Lieberson, Paul Moravec and David Carlson and can be heard on recordings on Signum Classics, Naxos American Classics, BIS Music, Arabesque Recordings, and BBC Music.

Ms. Abraham maintains a private teaching studio and serves on the collegiate faculty at California State University East Bay and the Pre-College and Continuing Education faculty at San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio!

03/12/2026

Next up in our soloists is Emily Sinclair, soprano! Sinclair is a soprano based in Santa Cruz, California, whose performances have taken her to stages across the United States, including Davies Symphony Hall and Weill Recital Hall. In the Bay Area, she has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Choral Society, Cantare Chorale, West Bay Opera, and the Espressivo Orchestra. Emily's 2025-2026 season includes a program of Baroque arias with Concertino Strings, a recording of a new Star Trek opera, and Haydn’s The Creation with the Santa Clara Chorale.

Emily serves as Head of the Voice Area at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and holds a DMA in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio!

03/11/2026

You already know Mendelssohn. You just don't know you know him.

The recessional at every wedding you've attended? Him. The peaceful background music in Spongebob and Looney Tunes? Him. One of the pieces chosen to perform during Carnegie Hall's opening week in 1891 — while Tchaikovsky was in the building? Elijah (Also him).

On March 14, Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley performs his masterpiece Elijah — the dramatic, two-hour oratorio whose opening overture sounds suspiciously like the Jaws theme. (Mendelssohn wrote it first. John Williams was just paying attention.)

Be there or be (Spongebob) Square(pants).

Tickets available scholacantorum.org/concerts/elijah 🎟️

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650-B Fremont Avenue, Suite 321
Los Altos, CA
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