California Desert Chorale 2025 - 2026 Season
Music, Spread Thy Voice Around
Annual Spring Concert
Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 3 p.m.
Celebrate spring in song with the world premiere of Tim Bruneau’s Oración por el Mundo (Prayer for the World), alongside timeless harmonies from Handel’s Music, Spread Thy Voice Around, Purcell’s Evening Hymn, ABBA’s Thank You for the Music, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing, and more.
Hope Palm Desert
45900 Portola Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
3:00 p.m. - Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
$30 Tickets in advance and online / $35 at the door
Group Discount: $25 online for 10 or more tickets (same performance)
Student Discount: $25 at the door
Easter Sunrise Service
Sunday, April 5, 2026 | 6 a.m.
Celebrate the spirit of renewal. All are welcome.
Forest Lawn Cemetery
69855 Ramon Road
Cathedral City, CA 92234
A delightful selection of songs performed live by the California Desert Chorale
Tim Bruneau, Artistic Director | Bruce Mangum, Principal Accompanist
"Tantum Ergo" by Franz Schubert
"What A Wonderful World," by G. Weiss & B. Thiele,
arr. Mark Hayes
"He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother," by B. Russell &
B. Scott, arr. Mark Hayes
"Piu Non Si Trovano" from Sei Notturni, by W.A. Mozart
"Refuge," music by Elaine Hagenberg,
poem by Sara Teasdale
"We Shall Be Free," by Stephanie Davis & Garth Brooks, arr. K. Christopher