The Mozart I heard last week was just the advance guard of a spring surge of choir, a tide that peaks over the last nine days of March, beginning with the Claremont Chorale this Saturday and ending Easter afternoon. The list of concerts and church services with choir is only a fraction of what’s happening in the between two colleges area, from Rancho Cucamonga to Walnut and nearby. New services (or concerts) will be added when possible. However, if you know of special music by a choir in our area by the end of the month, you can tell us about it by making a comment on this posting.
Saturday, 23 March
3:00 p.m., The Claremont Chorale, The Seasons by Haydn, in Claremont
5:00 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir
7:00 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, Spanish with choir
Sunday, 24 March – Palm Sunday
8:30 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church, Upland; Stabat Mater by Verdi.; Passion story with children’s singing interspersed.
9:00 a.m., Claremont United Methodist Church, service with choir
9:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir
9:30 a.m., Cucamonga United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:00 a.m., Bethel United Church of Christ, Ontario, service with choir
10:00 a.m., Claremont Presbyterian Church, St. John Passion by Ferguson
10:00 a.m., First Presbyterian Church of Upland, service with choir
10:00 a.m., La Verne United Methodist Church, A Celtic Hosanna by Martin;
10:00 a.m., Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church, Claremont, service with choir
10:00 a.m., Pilgrim Congregational Church, Pomona, Ride on King Jesus, Hogan
10:00 a.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, Ontario, English/Spanish service with choir
10:15 a.m.; Upland Brethren in Christ Church, choir joined by Debbie & Jerry Burgan of the group We Five
10:30 a.m., Ontario First United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:30 a.m., San Dimas United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:45 a.m., Claremont United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:45 a.m., Ontario First Church of the Nazarene, service with Sanctuary choir
11:00 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church, Upland; Stabat Mater, by Verdi; Passion story with children’s singing interspersed.
11:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir
11:15 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir, Parish Hall
1:00 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, Spanish service with choir
1:15 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, Spanish with choir, Parish Hall
4:00 p.m., Mountainside Master Chorale, Lux Aeterna Dubois and Lauridsen, Claremont
5:30 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English youth mass with choir
6:00 p.m. New Song Ladies Choir, Cal-Baptist University at First Presbyterian Church, Upland
Thursday, 28 March
6:00 p.m., Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church, Claremont, O taste and see, Vaughan Williams
6:00 p.m., St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Upland, service with choir
6:45 p.m., First Christian Church Pomona, service with choir
7:00 p.m., Cucamonga United Methodist Church, part of Harvest Of Sorrows, by Martin
7:00 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church in La Verne, service with choir
7:30 p.m., Claremont United Methodist Church, service with choir
7:30 p.m., Pilgrim Congregational Church, Pomona, service with choir
Friday, 29 March
6:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Upland, service with choir
6:00 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, Ontario, English/Spanish service with choir;
7:00 p.m., Cucamonga United Methodist Church, part of Harvest Of Sorrows, by Martin
7:00 p.m., Ontario First United Methodist Church, service with choir
7:00 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church in La Verne, service with choir
7:00 p.m., Upland Brethren in Christ Church, Tenabrae Service with choir, instrumentalists, and readers
7:00 p.m., San Dimas United Methodist Church with La Verne United Methodist Church, at San Dimas UMC, Canticle of the Cross by Martin, sung by the combined choirs
7:00 p.m., St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Upland, service with choir
Saturday, 30 March
7:00 p.m., St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Upland, Easter Vigil service with choir
7:30 p.m. Claremont United Methodist Church, Easter Vigil to 9:30 p.m., Sanctuary choir, children and dance choirs
Sunday, 31 March – Easter Sunday
8:00 a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church in La Verne, service with choir
8:00 a.m., St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Upland, Easter Eucharist with choir
8:30 a.m., Claremont Presbyterian Church, service with choir
8:30 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church, Upland; Five Mystical Songs, by Vaughan Williams to poetry of George Herbert
9:00 a.m., Claremont United Methodist Church, service with choir
9:00 a.m., Ontario First Church of the Nazarene, Upon This Rock by Choplin, Sanctuary choir plus instrumental ensemble
9:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir
9:15 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir, Parish Hall
9:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church, Upland, Upon This Rock by Choplin
9:30 a.m., Cucamonga United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:00 a.m., Bethel United Church of Christ, Ontario, service with choir
10:00 a.m., Claremont Presbyterian Church, service with choir
10:00 a.m., First Christian Church Pomona, service with choir
10:00 a.m. First Presbyterian Church of Upland, choir and chamber orchestra
10:00 a.m., La Verne Church of the Brethren, Sanctuary choir
10:00 a.m., La Verne United Methodist Church, Hallelujah Chorus by Handel, One Faith, One Hope, One Lord, by Courtney
10:00 a.m., Pilgrim Congregational Church, Pomona, God’s Right Hand and Holy Arm, Scott
10:00 a.m., Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church, Claremont, He is Risen, and Alleluia, Mawby, choir and brass
10:00 a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church in La Verne, service with choir
10:00 a.m., St Mark’s Episcopal, Church Upland, Easter Eucharist with choir
10:00 a.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, Ontario, English/Spanish service with choir
10:00 a.m., Upland Brethren in Christ Church, Gloria in excelsis Deo, by Vivaldi, The Heavens Are Telling; Christ the Lord is Risen Today; orchestral ensemble, choir and contemporary band
10:30 a.m., Ontario First United Methodist Church, service with choir
10:30 a.m., San Dimas United Methodist Church, service with choir
11:00 a.m., Claremont United Methodist Church, service with choir
11:00 a.m., Grace Lutheran Church, Upland; Five Mystical Songs, by Vaughan Williams to poetry of George Herbert
11:00 a.m., Ontario First Church of the Nazarene, Upon This Rock by Choplin, Sanctuary choir plus instrumental ensemble
11:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir
11:15 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, English service with choir, Parish Hall
1:00 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, Spanish service with choir
1:15 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland, Spanish service with choir, Parish Hall