“The choir’s intrepid Music Director Daniel Henriks gathered the forces to produce an excellent account of the Oratorio’s first three cantatas. The chorus sounded spectacular under Henrik’s direction.”
Barbara-Rose Shuler, Monterey Herald
Barbara-Rose Shuler, Monterey Herald
I Cantori di Carmel is an auditioned volunteer chorus that seeks excellence in choral performance. Our programs include masterworks of the symphonic choral repertoire as well as lesser-known jewels for chorus.
I Cantori di Carmel (Italian for The Singers of Carmel) has been bringing choral classics to the Monterey Peninsula since 1981. We perform concerts twice annually, in the spring and fall, at the Carmel Mission Basilica and other venues on the Central Coast.
I Cantori di Carmel (Italian for The Singers of Carmel) has been bringing choral classics to the Monterey Peninsula since 1981. We perform concerts twice annually, in the spring and fall, at the Carmel Mission Basilica and other venues on the Central Coast.
Our Music Director
Daniel Henriks
Daniel Henriks has been praised as a versatile, unconventional and passionate conductor and opera singer. He has led performances of major works from the orchestral repertoire, including symphonies by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Schubert and Tchaikovsky as well as 20th century masters. His work encompasses choral masterworks of Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Puccini, Beethoven, Kodaly, and Mendelssohn. Henriks’ international career as a dramatic baritone led him to opera houses and concert stages such as the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Oper Köln, Oper Zürich, Theater an der Wien and Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Festival highlights include the Wiener Festwochen, the Mozart Festival La Coruna and several seasons at the Edinburgh Festival. Equally at home on the concert stage, orchestral engagements consist of performances at the Cologne Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus Dortmund as well as the Norddeutsche Rundfunk. He received his master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music after completing his studies at the conservatory in Hannover, Germany.
When he is not on stage, he can be found flying small airplanes, hiking the California coast with his dog Bonsai and enjoying a good glass of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Our Board of Directors
President: Susan Bjerre
Secretary: Dawn Bikowski
Treasurer: Gayle Smith
Publicity: Alexa Dieterle
Operations: Sarah Saxby
Ways and Means: Robert Richmond
Music Director: Daniel Henriks
Secretary: Dawn Bikowski
Treasurer: Gayle Smith
Publicity: Alexa Dieterle
Operations: Sarah Saxby
Ways and Means: Robert Richmond
Music Director: Daniel Henriks
Our Vision
To cherish and preserve the heritage of great choral music and to enrich ourselves and the community through live performance.
To provide a forum for choral singers to learn and perfect their art with a goal of performing with integrity of technique and expression.
To provide a forum for choral singers to learn and perfect their art with a goal of performing with integrity of technique and expression.
Our Mission
The mission of I Cantori di Carmel is:
To perform a variety of quality music from all style periods.
To approach the literature with respect.
To perform regularly in live concerts.
To maintain an effective organizational structure with skillful, dynamic, inspired leadership.
To provide a nurturing, self-disciplined learning environment.
To assemble a group of singers capable of growth and accomplishment in vocal technique.
To attract and develop choral members who share a commitment to the organizational vision; who are committed to performing with integrity of technique and expression; and who come with a commitment of time, energy and concentration.
To perform a variety of quality music from all style periods.
To approach the literature with respect.
To perform regularly in live concerts.
To maintain an effective organizational structure with skillful, dynamic, inspired leadership.
To provide a nurturing, self-disciplined learning environment.
To assemble a group of singers capable of growth and accomplishment in vocal technique.
To attract and develop choral members who share a commitment to the organizational vision; who are committed to performing with integrity of technique and expression; and who come with a commitment of time, energy and concentration.