In Short
Palissander, one of South Africa's premier chamber choirs, makes soul music. It engages the audience not only musically, but also intellectually and emotionally through programmes bound together by central themes. This converts a choir concert into a spiritual experience for all.
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Choir Highlights
- 1992 | Founding of Palissander
- 1993 | Semi-final round of Crescendo
- 1994 | Semi-final round of Crescendo
- 1995 | The female members, under the name Take Note, are the runners-up in the vocal ensemble category of Crescendo
- 1996 | Fringe of the Standard Bank National Arts Festival, Grahamstown
- 1997 | Fringe of the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn
- 1998 | Fringe of the Standard Bank National Arts Festival, Grahamstown Lecture-demonstration of South African music at the conference of the International Society for Music Education in Pretoria
- 1999 | Tour to the Western and Southern Cape Release of CD: "Almost like a song"
- 2000 | Only performing group from Africa to perform at the conference of the International Society for Music Education held in Edmonton, Canada; additional concerts in Vancouver, Banff, Calgary Performance during the ceremony hosted by President Mandela to thank the South African National Defence Force for its assistance during the floods in Mocambique
- 2001 | Fringe of the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn Pretoria News choral highlight of the year
- 2002 | Only performing group from Africa to perform at the conference of the International Society for Music Education held in Bergen, Norway; additional concerts in Oslo, Copenhagen, Dordrecht South African premiere of Voices of Light with the RAU Choir Launch of Sunday afternoon concert series in the Centurion Theatre, Palissandertaal met...
- 2003 | Resident performing group at the congress of the Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education in Kisumu, Kenya Release of CD: "Moment"
- 2004 | Participation in the Ninth International Choral Festival of Sainte Baume in Italy and France
- 2005 | Tour to the West Coast of South Africa Release of CDs: "Siyahamba - we are marching in the light of God" and "Stille Nag/Silent Night"
- 2006 | Invited back by the Polyphonic Society of Provence to participate in their Eleventh International Choir Festival in Italy and France Introduction of integrated church services in which Palissander accepts responsibility for full services South African Choral Society Award: best contribution to community development through choral music
- 2007 | Visit to Cape Town Performance of Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace with the UJ Kingsway Choir and other choirs. Release of CD: "Palissander 15"
- 2008 | Participation in the Eleventh International Choral Festival in Provence and the Fith Internation Sacred Choral Music Festival in Germany Release of "Hymn to Life"