California Desert Chorale 2024 - 2025 Season
Friends In Song
Annual Spring Fundraiser & Recital
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 3 p.m.
A vocal celebration featuring special guest artists with solos, duets, and ensembles from Broadway, Opera, Jazz and the Great American Songbook performed by the California Desert Chorale members and Special Guest artists.
Hope Palm Desert
45900 Portola Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
3:00 p.m. - Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.
Tickets to the event include an invitation to a post recital Wine and Cheese reception to meet the performers and have the chance to participate in the Friends in Song Raffle.
$25 Tickets available now online and at the door.
Easter Sunrise Service
April 20, 2025 | 6 a.m.
Forest Lawn Cemetery
69855 Ramon Road
Cathedral City, CA 92234
From Sea to Shining Sea
32nd Annual Spring Concert
Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 3 p.m.
Delight in memorable music by great American composers, including George Gershwin, Stephen Foster and Eric Whitacre, along with lush settings of African-American spirituals and folk songs from the American west.
Hope Palm Desert
45900 Portola Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
3:00 p.m. - Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.
Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
$30 Tickets available now online and at the door.
A delightful selection of songs performed live by the California Desert Chorale
Tim Bruneau, Artistic Director | Bruce Mangum, Principal Accompanist
"Tantum Ergo" by Franz Schubert
"What A Wonderful World," by G. Weiss & B. Thiele,
arr. Mark Hayes
"He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother," by B. Russell &
B. Scott, arr. Mark Hayes
"Piu Non Si Trovano" from Sei Notturni, by W.A. Mozart
"Refuge," music by Elaine Hagenberg,
poem by Sara Teasdale
"We Shall Be Free," by Stephanie Davis & Garth Brooks, arr. K. Christopher