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Chanticleer (ensemble)
American male classical vocal ensemble
Chanticleer () is a full-time male classical vocal ensemble based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1978.
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It is known for its interpretations of Renaissance music, for which they were founded, but also a wide repertoire of jazz, gospel and contemporary classical music. Its name is derived from the "clear singing rooster" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.[2] The ensemble has made award-winning recordings.
History
Chanticleer was founded in 1978 by tenor Louis Botto,[2] who sang with the group until 1989, and served as Artistic Director until his death from AIDS in 1997.[3] As a graduate student of musicology, Botto found that much of the medieval and Renaissance music he was studying was not being performed, and, because of this, he formed the group to perform this music with an all-male ensemble, as it was traditionally sung during the Renaissance.[2]
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