Pacific Chorale, founded in 1968, is a professional chorus performing in Costa Mesa, California at the Renée and Henry Segerstom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts (formerly the Orange County Performing Arts Center).
Alexander has held posts including Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies in the California State University System for 35 years.
The Chorale performs a wide range of classics and modern pieces, and has commissioned numerous works including most recently The Shore (Symphony No.
The Chorale has toured in England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, France, Austria, Spain, South America, China, and Estonia, among others.
Pacific Chorale has won a number of grants and awards including: Chorus America (2015) Award for Education and Community Engagement ([4]) National Endowment for the Arts, $100,000 grant to present the American Masterpieces Choral Music Festival (2007)[5] ASCAP Chorus America (2005) Alice Parker Award for Adventurous Programming[6] Orange County Department of Education (2002) Outstanding Contributions to Education Award Chorus America (1993) Margaret Hills Achievement Award for Choral Excellence[6] The Chorale has recorded a number of CDs including: All Things Common (2020) by Tarik O'Regan, conducted by Robert Istad The Radio Hour (2015) by Jake Heggie, conducted by John Alexander The Shore and Other Choral Works (2013) by Frank Ticheli, conducted by John Alexander Vespers (2010) by Sergei Rachmaninoff, conducted by John Alexander Christmas Time is Here (2005) with Pacific Symphony, conducted by John Alexander An American Requiem, by Richard Danielpour (2002) with Pacific Symphony, conducted by Carl St.Clair Sweet Harmony (2002) A cappella works performed by the John Alexander Singers with guest soloists, conducted by John Alexander Nocturne (2000) A cappella works by Samuel Barber, Adolphus Hailstork, Eric Whitacre and John Alexander, conducted by John Alexander Musica (1997) American a cappella works, conducted by John Alexander Pacific Symphony's Fire, Water, Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio, by Elliot Goldenthal (1996) conducted by Carl St. Clair Songs of Eternity by James F. Hopkins and Voices by Stephen Paulus (1995) with Pacific Symphony, conducted by John Alexander Sing Noel (1992) with Pacific Chorale Children's Chorus and Pacific Brass Ensemble, conducted by John Alexander