Grammy Award-Winning Chanticleer to Perform at Heritage Center

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Chanticleer, known around the world as an "orchestra of voices," will perform at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2025, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. The concert is part of the 13th annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series.

The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world for its eclectic repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, performing thousands of live concerts and selling over one million records. The ensemble is now under the leadership of Music Director Tim Keeler.

Named for the "clear-singing" rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, Chanticleer has expanded its repertoire to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, and popular music. Rooted in the Renaissance, the ensemble has a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. Chanticleer has dedicated much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering Grammy Awards for its recordings of Sir John Tavener’s Lamentations and Praises and the ambitious collection of commissioned works entitled Colors of Love.

Chanticleer is the recipient of the Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming. Joseph H. Jennings, the ensemble's music director emeritus, received the Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award for his contribution to the African American choral tradition during his 25-year tenure as both singer and music director. Chanticleer was named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America in 2008 and inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. The group's award-winning education programs were recognized with the 2010 Chorus America Education Outreach Award and have engaged tens of thousands of students.

Tickets may be purchased now! Stop by the Farber Box Office, Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street; call 563.585.7469; or visit www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter to purchase tickets. The box office is open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events.

The Heritage Performing Arts Loyalty System (H-PALS) allows patrons to earn rewards with most ticket purchases. For every $200 spent on eligible events, patrons will receive one free ticket (valued up to $50) to their choice of eligible event. Reward points are redeemable for Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series events only. Visit www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter for more details.