| Origin: | Boston, MA |
| Founding: | 1964 (years ago) |
| Music Director: | Noah Horn |
| Executive Director: | Nick Adams |
| Concert Hall: | Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory |
| Associated Groups: | Greater Boston Choral Consortium |
| Awards: | ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1995) |
The Cantata Singers and Ensemble is a choir and orchestral ensemble located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 to perform and preserve the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach (a body of works largely unknown in Boston at that time), the group has since expanded its scope to include repertoire from the 17th century to the present day. Their performances have included semi-staged operas and a series of seasons centered on a single composer – Kurt Weill, Benjamin Britten, Heinrich Schütz, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
| Leo Collins | 1964–1967 | |
| 1968–1969 | ||
| 1969–1973 | ||
| Philip Kelsey | 1973–1975 | |
| John Ferris | 1976–1980 | |
| John Harbison | 1980–1982 | |
| David Hoose | 1982–2022 | |
| Noah Horn | 2022–present |
| Year | Composer | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lamentations | |||
| 2014 | Eve | |||
| 2014 | John Harbison | The Supper at Emmaus | co-commissioned with Emmanuel Music | |
| 2010 | Give Thanks For All Things | |||
| 2009 | Natural Selection | |||
| 2008 | Slavery Documents 3: And The Trains Kept Coming... | |||
| 2007 | Precepts | co-commissioned with Winsor Music | ||
| 2006 | John Harbison | But Mary Stood: Sacred Symphonies for Chorus and Instruments | ||
| 2003 | James Primosch | Matins | co-commissioned with Winsor Music | |
| 2002 | Slavery Documents 2 | |||
| 2000 | Andy Vores | World Wheel | ||
| 1994 | Adam | |||
| 1990 | Slavery Documents | |||
| 1988 | Peter Child | Estrella | ||
| 1986 | John Harbison | The Flight Into Egypt | winner, 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music |