We're the Master Chorale of Saddleback Valley, and we love making music! 
We hope you'll join us as we celebrate in concert the beauty, life and passion of choral music. 

""Rhapsody" - a West Coast Premier

The finale of our season is  fast approaching, and it's a  concert that we've been anticipating with ever-increasing enthusiasm since Charles announced it.

On June 23, we will be presenting a concert program titled "Rhapsody - American Choral Classics".   The centerpiece of the program is an arrangement, for chorus, orchestra and solo piano, of George Gershwin's masterpiece "Rhapsody in Blue".  The creator of this amazing piece is our friend  Michael Fennelly, son of one of our dearest former singers and brother of another.   Michael, now New York-based,  is a supremely gifted young composer and pianist, and we couldn't be more excited that he has asked us to perform this piece for the very first time on the West Coast, after a world premiere at New  York's Lincoln Center in October 2016.  Michael will be present to play the piano, and he will be joined in the program by his wife, the gifted soprano Megan Weston. 

We will be sharing the choral duties with our friends from the Orange Community Master Chorale, and  we will also be joined by the Community Youth Orchestra of Southern California , a wonderful group of young musicians.

There'll be other great choral pieces on the program, featuring the works of American  masters like Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber.  All in all, a stirring tribute to the  magic of the American choral tradition.

And , if that's not all, the concert will be followed by a gala reception, where you can meet and greet Michael, Megan, and the other 

This should be a spectacular  afternoon of music and fellowship  .  We hope you'll join us.

MCSV on TV!

Take a look at this wonderful interview with Chorale President Jacki Brown and Artistic Director Charles Stephenson, which was broadcast live on Laguna  Woods Village Television on Wednesday, March 14, to all residents of Laguna Woods.    Jacki and Charles  introduce the group and its fascinating history, and set the scene for our "Music for the Spirit" concert on Sunday, March 25 at Geneva Presbyterian Church.

2017-2018 Season Summary

Here's a summary of the season.  You can find more information on the Concerts page
​
Christmas with the Master Chorale
Sunday, December 10,  4:00pm, Norman P. Murray  Community Center, Mission Viejo

Music for the Spirit 
Sunday, March 25, 3:00pm, Geneva Presbyterian Church, Laguna Woods

"Rhapsody" - American Musical Classics
Saturday June 23,   4:00pm, Geneva Presbyterian Church,  Laguna Woods
       Gala reception to follow.

And Finally...

 Would you like to sing with us?  If you have experience in choral singing, in any genre, and you'd be interested  in singing with a a high energy, high quality group, we'd love to hear from you  (We have lots of fun too!)   Come and check us out at a concert or a rehearsal, and, if you like what you hear, come say hello.  Rehearsals for the June 2018 concert are in full swing, so the next opportunity to join us will be in early September 2018 when we start rehearsing for our December concert program.     If you'd like to know more about us, you can take a look at our "Sing with Us" page, or  contact us directly  at  info@masterchoralesv.org  -  we'll be in touch immediately.