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Our Singers
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Atlanta Schola Cantorum, founded in 1974 and thus the area's oldest independent chorus, presents two or three sets of concerts each year in the Atlanta area. The core of the group's repertory is the polyphonic sacred music of the Renaissance, especially Josquin, Palestrina, Victoria, Tallis, and Byrd. The group has offered the first local performances of Hildegard von Bingen (in the mid-1970s) and early Spanish music from the Las Huelgas Codex and Llibre Vermell, and has reached forward to Monteverdi, Sweelinck, Hassler, Aichinger, and Bach. Like many early music choruses, Schola feels an affinity with such contemporary composers as Pärt, Tavener, and Lauridsen. The group has performed in Charleston as part of the Piccolo Spoleto choral series for several years."Such depth of expression — a fusion of harmonies and texts — was the hallmark of [the] singers throughout the concert. In three languages, Latin, English and French, their diction remained clear ... the group’s overall vitality and intelligence carried every piece." --Pierre Ruhe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 8, 2006 Atlanta Schola Cantorum, a part of the Atlanta Camerata, is open to new singers and conducts auditions periodically. Please call 404-408-1602 or click this link.
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Atlanta Schola Cantorum has named John Whitt as its Music Director, beginning with the 2007-2008 season. He brings with him a wealth of experience in performing and conducting choral music. In addition to directing Atlanta Schola Cantorum, he conducts the Schola Cantorum of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta. He holds a Master of Music from Westminster Choir College and a Bachelor of Music Education form the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He has been organist and choir master in churches of diverse sizes and has directed multi-faceted music programs. He has performed with professional as well as church-affiliated choruses and studied conducting with such notables as Joseph Flummerfelt, David Willcocks, Frauke Haasemann, and Philip Ledger. He is a member of the Royal School of Church Music, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and the American Guild of Organists.
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