In a Nutshell

Cappella Gloriana is the collaborative brainchild of its co-directors, Stephen Sturk and Virginia Sublett. Their idea was to bring together their professional colleagues, soloists with a passion for choral music, and promising young singers in an a cappella ensemble devoted to the performance of the finest and most demanding choral repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Its initial performances took place in the summer of 1996. The group has been an active part of the San Diego vocal music scene ever since.

Saturday, Mar 27, 2010

The choir collaborates with internationally exhibited Carlsbad artist Gerrit Greve for two concerts called “Sacred Images: Illustrating in song the paintings of Gerrit Greve”. The artist will narrate a slide show of his works as the choir performs motets from the Renaissance to the present day. Among Greve's hundreds of painting are depictions of the passion of Christ, Noah's ark, angels, the Tree of Life in the garden of Eden, the Virgin Mary, the wood of the cross, spiritual dreaming and vessels used in religious observances.
download the pdf: Evensong & The Three Kings

Sunday, Mar 21, 2010

The choir collaborates with internationally exhibited Carlsbad artist Gerrit Greve for two concerts called “Sacred Images: Illustrating in song the paintings of Gerrit Greve”. The artist will narrate a slide show of his works as the choir performs motets from the Renaissance to the present day. Among Greve's hundreds of painting are depictions of the passion of Christ, Noah's ark, angels, the Tree of Life in the garden of Eden, the Virgin Mary, the wood of the cross, spiritual dreaming and vessels used in religious observances.
download the pdf: Evensong & The Three Kings

Sunday, Jan 3, 2010

Evensong followed by a concert of Motets carols and anthems by William Byrd, Pablo Casals, Peter Cornelius, Harold Darke, Edwin Fissinger, Felix Mendelssohn, Francis Poulenc, Stephen Sturk, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and other. Evensong at 5, Concert at 6.
download the pdf: Evensong & The Three Kings

Monday, Dec 21, 2009

Cappella Gloriana together with the California Chamber Orchestra perform the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah.
download the pdf: Handel's Messiah

Sunday, Nov 22, 2009

Celebrating Cecilia, patron saint of music, and composers with anniversaries on her feast day. Choral works by Meldelssohn, Britten, Parry, Handel, Diemer. Plus a special salute to animals.
download the pdf: Cecelia's Birthday Bash

Saturday, Nov 21, 2009

Celebrating Cecilia, patron saint of music, and composers with anniversaries on her feast day. Choral works by Meldelssohn, Britten, Parry, Handel, Diemer. Plus a special salute to animals.
download the pdf: Palm Springs Debut Concert

Sunday, Aug 9, 2009

Evening themes by Meldelssohn, Faure, Britten, Schubert, Brahms, Elgar, Sturk, Barber and others. Then joined by the choir for a nightcap afterwards.
download the pdf: Night Music Flyer

Saturday, Sept 20, 2008

A collaboration with Zhena Folks Singers and the Philippine Singers. Cappella sings American sacred songs from the 18th century to the present from the Aug 15 concert.
download the pdf: Dutch Treat Flyer

Sunday, Aug 17, 2008

Stephen Sturk: The Evening Service

Friday, Aug 15, 2008

Renaissance sacred works by Josquin des Prez, Plestrina, Mouton and Corteccia to commemorate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Also featured are American sacred songs from the 18th century to the present, by composers Billings, Ives, Beach, Sturk, Keller, and Helvy. And the World premiere choral setting of the poem “Frog Festival” by Encinitas Poet Laureate Trish Dugger.
download the pdf: Dutch Treat Flyer

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Holiday favorites and lesser known grms including music by Hugo Distler, Harold Darke, Howard Helvey, John Joubert, Prancis Poulenc, Stephen Sturk, Tomas Luis de Victoria, David Willcocks, and Pietro Yan.
Plus sing-along carols.
download the pdf: Christmas Concert Flyer

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Franck's Wedding Motets, Brahms' Love Songs, plus pieces by Britten, and Poulenc.
download the pdf: Love Songs Flyer

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Holiday classics for Escondido's “First Night” New Year's Eve Celebration.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Holiday classics for Escondido's “First Night” New Year's Eve Celebration.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Combined forces of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Bach Collegium San Diego, and Cappella Gloriana perform Handel's Messiah.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Combined forces of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Bach Collegium San Diego, and Cappella Gloriana perform Handel's Messiah.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Combined forces of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Bach Collegium San Diego, and Cappella Gloriana perform Handel's Messiah.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Choral Composition Contest Winners Concert plus music of Stephen Sturk. The concert included first-prize winner Nathan Stumpff's “Four Rumi Songs”, second-prize winner Lily Barmor Rose's “October”, plus new works by Carol Worthey and David Heetderks. The Composition Contest was supported in part by a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. The Concert was supported in part by a community grant from the City of Encinitas.

Saturday, November 4, 2006

Sunday, October 8, 2006

Music includes Poulenc: Mass in G.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Stephen Sturk: The Evening Service

Friday, June 16, 2006

Two Mozart mass settings performed alongside California Mission Music composed in the same period.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Cappella Gloriana celebrated its Tenth Anniversary with a concert at St. Andrew's on Sunday, March 19 at 4 p.m. The choir was co-founded by Virginia Sublett and Stephen Sturk (former and current St. Andrew's music directors), and its first concert took place here at St. Andrew's in 1996. To mark the anniversary, Virginia Sublett returned to San Diego, and performed with Cappella Gloriana in some of its greatest hits from live concerts and recordings over the last ten years. A champagne reception and fundraising “live” auction (benefiting the Choir) followed the concert.

Tuesday February 28, 2006

Five singers from Cappella Gloriana made the choir's official debut in Mexico in a concert of Renaissance music. The concert was part of a five-month international festival on the history of music, sponsored by the government of Baja California (Instituto de Cultura de Baja California) and by the Mexican government (Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes). Cappella Gloriana's five men performed three pieces by Tudor composer William Byrd including his “Mass for Three Voices”, and three works by Thomas Tallis including the “Lamentations of Jeremiah”.

Sunday February 12, 2006

Cappella Gloriana appears on the church's prestigious Music Series, performing music of Arvo Pärt (celebrating his 60th birthday) and Jack Gottlieb (celebrating his 75th birthday), along with Palestrina's “Missa Brevis” and Monteverdi's “Magnificat á 6”.

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Two performances of holiday classics for Escondido's “First Night” New Year's Eve Celebration

Friday, December 30, 2005

The fifteen-member vocal ensemble presents a stunning program of holiday favorites, including “O Holy Night”, “Gesu Bambino”, along with other lesser known gems by Biebl, Distler, Joubert, Mendelssohn, Rutter, and others, as well as sing-along carols with the audience.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Performance at the annual BRAVO! San Diego festivities.

Repertoire includes:
Aaron Copland: In the Beginning
Paul Halley: Christe, qui lux es et dies
Stephen Sturk: Lord Jesus stay with us
African-American Spirituals
Palestrina: Missa Brevis
William Byrd: Magnificat from “The Great Service”
Tudor anthems and motets, especially works of Thomas Tallis

Sungday, August 28, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Sunday, August 28, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Friday, August 26, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Sunday, August 21, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Sunday, August 21, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Saturday, August 20, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Friday, August 19, 2005

See repertoire listed above

Sunday, July 31, 2005

Canticles for Evensong are from "The Evening Service" by Stephen Sturk, with the composer conducting

Sunday, July 24, 2005

All music of Thomas Tallis (in celebration of the composer's quincentenary), including the “Dorian Service” and the anthem “O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit”.

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Music includes the “Magnificat” from William Byrd's “Great Service” and the 8-voice anthem “O clap your hands” by Orlando Gibbons.

Friday, June 10, 2005

As ensemble-in-residence at St. Paul's Cathedral, Cappella Gloriana presents a preview concert of works to be sung on our coming tour to Germany. American music will be featured, including Aaron Copland's "In the Beginning," a twenty-minute a cappella work describing the Creation. Other works include a group of traditional Spirituals, and Paul Halley's haunting setting of the evening hymn "Christe, qui lux es et dies."

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Members of Cappella Gloriana present a tribute to Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), marking the 500th anniversary of his birth. The program includes Thomas Tallis' "Lamentations of Jeremiah" and William Byrd's "Mass for Three Voices."
co-sponsored by the San Diego Early Music Society

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Members of Cappella Gloriana appear in a choral concert with the PACEM Choir, with guest conductor Martin Neary (former music director of Westminster Abbey). The program includes Thomas Tallis' 40-voice motet, "Spem in Alium," and William Walton's "Coronation Te Deum."

Friday, December 30, 2004

The fifteen-member vocal ensemble presents a stunning program of holiday favorites, including "O Holy Night," "Gesu Bambino," "I Wonder as I Wander," along with other lesser known gems by Biebl, Distler, Joubert, Mendelssohn, Rutter, and others, as well as sing-along carols with the audience.

December 10, 2004

Music of William Byrd, Victoria, Distler, Sturk, & audience carols.

December 20, 2003

Music of Praetorius, Distler, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Leighton, Rutter, & audience carols

December 14, 2003

Music of Praetorius, Distler, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Leighton, Rutter, & audience carols

December 14, 2003

Music of Praetorius, Distler, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Leighton, Rutter, & audience carols

December 13, 2003

Music of Praetorius, Distler, Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Leighton, Rutter, & audience carols

December 10, 2003

Handel Messiah (with Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra)

December 7, 2003

Handel Messiah (with Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra)

July 13, 2003

Batten: The Fourth Service

July 6, 2003

Sturk: The Evening Service

May 30, 2003

Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Distler, Mozart, Keller, Spirituals, Sacred Harp hymns

May 28, 2003

Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Distler, Sturk, Keller, Spirituals, Sacred Harp hymns

May 25, 2003

Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Distler, Sturk, Keller, Spirituals, Sacred Harp hymns

May 25, 2003

Music of Mendelssohn, Billings

May 23, 2003

Sturk: The Evening Service, music of Mendelssohn, Distler, Keller, Mozart, & Spirituals

May 10, 2003

Keller: Love…Aspiringly

March 23, 2003

Poulenc Mass in G, Bach Singet dem Herrn, Keller world premiere, music of Distler.

December 21, 2002

Music of Victoria, Poulenc, Joubert, Walton, Darke, Rutter, & audience carols

December 15, 2002

Music of Victoria, Distler, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Sturk, Rutter, & audience carols

December 11, 2002

Handel Messiah (with Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra)

December 7, 2002

Music of Victoria, Distler, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Darke, Rutter, & audience carols

December 1, 2002

Copland In the Beginning (excerpt), Sturk Arise, shine

July 14, 2002

Batten: The Fourth Service

July 7, 2002

Sturk: The Evening Service

Saturday, February 16, 2002

Copland In the Beginning, music of Ives, Billings, Peterson, Sturk, Sacred Harp

December 16, 2001

Music of Victoria, Distler, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Sturk, Rutter, & audience carols

December 16, 2001

Music of Victoria, Distler, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Sturk, Rutter, & audience carols

December 9, 2001

Music of Victoria, Distler, Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, Sturk, Rutter, & audience carols

December 2, 2001

Sturk: Arise, Shine

November 4, 2001

Copland In the Beginning, music of Ives, Billings, Peterson, Sturk, Sacred Harp

July 8, 2001

French, English and Italian madrigals

April 29, 2001

Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, songs and arias

November 19, 2000

Copland In the Beginning, music of Thompson, Ives, Larsen, Peterson, Sturk, Keller

October 1, 2000

Music of Cappella Gloriana co-director Stephen Sturk

April 7, 2000

Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, plus arias, duets and organ works

October 24, 1999

French and English music, old and new: Britten, Duruflé, Messiaen, anthems & chansons

May 8, 1999

Handel Dixit Dominus, Pärt Antiphons on the Magnificat, Monteverdi Beatus Vir

February 5, 1999

Renaissance motets, anthems, and madrigals

January 17, 1999

Renaissance motets, anthems, and madrigals

October 23, 1998

Byrd Mass for Four Voices, music of Weelkes, Tomkins, Howells, and Wesley

February 8, 1998

English madrigals, Monteverdi madrigals, Peterson Four Herrick Poems

February 6, 1998

English madrigals, Monteverdi madrigals, Peterson Four Herrick Poems

July 20, 1997

Byrd Mass for Four Voices, anthems of Gibbons, Tallis, Farrant and Phillips

May 24, 1997

Bach, Brahms, Distler, Lierdeman world premiere

May 23, 1997

Bach, Brahms, Distler, Lierdeman world premiere

November 22, 1996

Britten Hymn to St. Cecilia, Choral Dances from Gloriana, Poulenc Mass in G

November 15, 1996

Britten Hymn to St. Cecilia, Choral Dances from Gloriana, Poulenc Mass in G

July 21, 1996

Tudor anthems and motets, Poulenc Mass in G, music of Messiaen, Duruflé

June 16, 1996

Tudor anthems and motets