CHANTICLEER: Motet for 12 Singers by Carlos Rafael Rivera

Chanticleer sings “Motet for 12 Singers,“ by Emmy Award-winning composer, Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queens Gambit; Godless). From the composer: “The first performance of any of my compositions outside of school was the programming of Motet for 12 Singers by Chanticleer. This was back in 1997! And it was thanks to my old friend John Kline, who recommended I take my score to a concert that was going to be performed by the group in Miami. I took the score having NO clue who the ensemble was, but by the intermission, I was TERRIFIED to approach them with it, as they had blown me away with their artistry. Frank Albinder was who I approached, and I remember him mentioning, “well, we receive many many scores, so thank you, but please don’t have any expectations.“ I certainly did not, and that was that. A few months later I received an email from then Director