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[[File:Daniel Hughes at Skywalker.JPG|thumb|200px|Daniel Hughes, conductor]]<br />
[[File:The Choral Project at Skywalker.jpg|thumb|400px|Conductor Daniel Hughes and The Choral Project recording at [[Skywalker Sound]]]]<br />
'''The Choral Project''' is a mixed-voice [[choir]] founded in 1996 by artistic director and conductor Daniel D. Hughes and based in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danielhughesmusic.com/|title=danielhughesmusic.com|website=danielhughesmusic.com|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> The group's vision is "to heal our world through music and words," while their mission is "to connect to one another through choral theater, education and musical excellence."<br />
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The Choral Project's repertoire is broad and diverse, ranging from [[Bach]], [[Debussy]], and [[Brahms]] to modern composers like [[Kirke Mechem]], Rene Clausen, [[Michael Ostrzyga]], Stephen Jackson and [[Eric Whitacre]]. They have performed in Washington, D.C.'s [[Washington National Cathedral|National Cathedral]], San Francisco's [[Mission Dolores]] Basilica, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Cruz' [[Mission Santa Cruz|Holy Cross Church]], and multiple venues in [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], [[Costa Rica]], and [[Mexico]]. During their 2001 tour, The Choral Project appeared live on Mexican National Radio. In 2004, the ensemble competed in the Mixed Choir division of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales, coming away with a second-place finish. In 2007, while competing against six choirs from around the world at the California International Choral Festival & Competition in San Luis Obispo, California, the group placed in all three categories - 1st place in the Choir's Choice category, 2nd place in the Required Music category and 3rd in the Folk Music category.<br />
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Every season, The Choral Project uses one concert to focus on an important social issue. For example, in February 2017 the choir performed [[Street Requiem]] with mezzo soprano [[Frederica von Stade]] to highlight the issue of homelessness. The ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]'' wrote, "The piece, said the 53-voice Choral Project’s artistic director Daniel Hughes, addresses issues of what it’s like to live on the streets and assumes the voice of the homeless in confronting the audience, 'Why do you ignore me when you leave the concert hall?{{'"}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/arts-and-entertainment/20170215/choral-project-presents-meditation-on-homelessness|title=Choral Project presents meditation on homelessness|date=15 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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To date, The Choral Project has released eight albums: ''The Cycle of Life'', ''Of Christmastide'', ''Americana'', ''Water & Light'' (the group’s #1 best seller on the Clarion label), ''Winter'', ''One is the All'', ''Tell the World'', and most recently ''Yuletide'', a festive collection of holiday favorites.<br />
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The Choral Project also performs on the San José Chamber Orchestra recording of the dramatic oratorio ''[[Choose Life, Uvacharta Bachayim]]'', by composer [[Mona Lyn Reese]] and librettist Delores Dufner, OSB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sjco.org/collaborations/|title=Collaborations – San Jose Chamber Orchestra|website=sjco.org}}</ref><br />
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The Choral Project is also a [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit]] organization involved in community outreach, including a choral mentorship program for local high school students, joint performances with visiting choirs and an annual Choral Composition Contest for high school students and undergraduates.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|https://www.choralproject.org/|The Choral Project official website}}<br />
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