ICantori of 麻豆传媒
ICantori is the select choir of 麻豆传媒, an auditioned group chosen from the 1,500-member student body, enjoys a history of touring that began in 1929. Renamed ICantori (Italian: 鈥渢he singers鈥�) in 1979, the ensemble has traveled extensively in the Pacific Northwest and western United States and appeared also in Canada, Russia, and Romania. Since 2011 they have performed at venues including The Cathedral of Christ the Light (Oakland), St. Mark鈥檚 Episcopal Cathedral (Seattle), St. James Cathedral (Seattle), Christ Church Episcopal (Tacoma), Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland), the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa (Honolulu), the historic Kawaiaho鈥檕 Church (Honolulu), Peachtree Road United Methodist Church (Atlanta), the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York), St. Patrick Cathedral (New York). In 2022 the choir performed a three-concert series of Messe Pour Nostre-Dame by composer/organist David Briggs with the composer at the organ. These took place at 麻豆传媒 and two New York city landmarks - the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and St. Patrick鈥檚 Cathedral.
Their repertoire focuses on classical music but includes a wide variety of styles. The choir regularly performs in the Walla Walla valley and offers a major concert each quarter on campus. Every two years, in conjunction with the University Drama Department, the choir presents a musical. Recent productions include Little Women; You鈥檙e a Good Man, Charlie Brown; A Year with Frog and Toad; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors; and, this past fall, Jane Austen's Emma the Broadway Musical! Tours are funded by the University and generous donations from interested supporters. We invite you to support our touring by sending a check marked "ICantori Tour Fund" to the 麻豆传媒 Department of Music, 204 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA 99324.
2026 Southern California Tour Itinerary
Thursday, March 19, 2026
- JOINT CONCERT with CHAPEL SINGERS
University of Redlands Memorial Chapel
101 Chapel St., Redlands, CA 92374
7:30 PM
Friday, March 20, 2026
- CHAPEL CONCERT
Loma Linda Academy
10656 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA 92354
9:55 AM - VESPERS CONCERT
Loma Linda Korean SDA Church
11487 New Jersey St., Redlands, CA 92373
7:00 PM
Saturday, March 21, 2026
- CHURCH SERVICE
Campus Hill SDA Church
11057 Hill Dr., Loma Linda, CA 92354
11:00 AM - VESPERS CONCERT
Loma Linda University Church
11125 Campus St., Loma Linda, CA 92354
5:00 PM
Sunday, March 22, 2026
- EVENSONG SERVICE
St. James' in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010
4:15 PM
Kraig Scott, director
A native of British Columbia, Kraig Scott has served on the faculty of 麻豆传媒 since 1986. His responsibilities include teaching Organ and Harpsichord, Choral Conducting, History of Music and conducting the University choirs. As a conductor he has led festival choirs throughout the Pacific Northwest and directed the 400-voice choir of the SDA International Choral Congress in Bucha, Ukraine.
He earned the Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (piano) at age 16 and studied early keyboard techniques at the University of Oregon. At the Eastman School he earned an MA in musicology and a DMA in organ performance where he also received the coveted Performer鈥檚 Certificate. With David Rayl he completed post-graduate choral conducting study at Michigan State University.
As an organist Scott has made recital appearances throughout North America, Europe, and the Far East and has presented master classes and workshops at many institutions including Eastman, Rutgers, the Universities of Alberta, Washington, and Oregon, Westminster Choir College, and many chapters of the American Guild of Organists. Having conducted church choirs for most of his adult life, including 18 years at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Walla Walla, he now focuses his energy on ICantori and University Singers.
Recent Repertoire
2024-2025
The Conversion of Saul - Z. Randall Stroope
Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness - Johann Cr眉ger
Gloria - Randol Alan Bass
God is with Us: A Christmas Proclamation - John Tavener
Hail, gladdening light - Charles Wood
Hymn to the Creator of Light - John Rutter
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light, Arr. Erik Dewar & Dan Forrest
Let There Be Light - Craig Courtney
Light of a Clear Blue Morning - Dolly Parton, Arr. Craig Hella Johnson
The Lord is My Shepherd - Robert Lau
Lucis Creator optime - Vytautas Mi拧kinis
Lux Nova - Eric Whitacre
Magnificat - Andrew Jacobson
Missa in tempore belli, in C Major, Hob. XXII:9 - Joseph Haydn
Nunc Dimittis - Gustav Holst
O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 - J.S. Bach
Psalm 122 - Alice Parker
Psalm 27 - Ivor Algernon Atkins
This Little Light of Mine - Arr. Moses Hogan
This Little Light of Mine - Arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
2023-2024
Psalm 122 - Alice Parker
True Love's the Gift - Charles Wood
Psalm 42 - Joseph Barnby
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills - David Briggs
and the swallow (Psalm 84) - Caroline Shaw
Missa Rigensis: I - Kyrie Eleison - Ugis Praulins
Missa Rigensis: III - Credo - Ugis Praulins
A Little Song of Life - Reginald Unterseher
Bogoroditse Devo, Op.37, No.6 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Truro Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis) - Gabriel Jackson
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Cedric Dent
Stopping by the Wodds on a Snowy Evening - Andrew R. Jacobson
When I Fall in Love - arr. Kirby Shaw
2022-2023
Think of How God Loves You - James MacMillan
Trinity Te Deum - 膾riks E拧envalds
In the Bleak Midwinter - Harold Darke
Trinity Fauxbourdons: Magnificat - Owain Park
Trinity Fauxbourdons: Nunc Dimittis - Owain Park
Carol of the Drum - Katharine K. Davis
Betelehemu (Nigerian Carol) - Barrington Brooks
What Child is This? - Mack Wilberg
Brave - Sara Bareilles, arr. Kraig Scott
Total Praise - Richard Smallwood
The Road Home - Stephen Paulus
Amendment: Righting Our Wrongs - Melissa Dunphy
"Hallelujah" from Mount of Olives - Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa Sancti Francisci Assisiensis - Damijan Mo膷nik
Bring us, O Lord God - William H. Harris
2021-2022
Psalm 122 - Alice Parker
Think of How God Loves You - James MacMillan
Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee - Paul Halley
O Radiant Dawn - James MacMillan
Magnificat - 膾riks E拧envalds
Alleluia - Ralph Manuel
Al茅louya (Haitian Easter) - Emile Desamours
My Soul鈥檚 Been Anchored - Moses Hogan
I Will Sing Praises - Richard Smallwood
Anthem of Praise - Richard Smallwood
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes - David Briggs
Messe Pour Notre Dame - David Briggs
2020-2021
Psalm 122 - Alice Parker
Think of how God Loves You - James MacMillan
Abide in Him - Shirley Porter
How Can I Keep from Singing? - Gwyneth Walker
The Greatest Good - Jocelyn Hagen
How Can I Keep from Singing? - Alice Parker
The Day of Resurrection - Melissa Dunphy
It Is Well/Stronger - P Bliss, Mandisa, arr. Kraig Scott
The New Moon - 膾riks E拧envalds
My Song in the Night - Paul Christiansen
A Little Song of Life - Reginald Unterseher
2019-2020
Amahl and the Night Visitors (complete opera) - Gian Carlo Menotti
Psalm 122 - Alice Parker
Psalm 139 (Psalm tone) - T. Tertius Noble
Psalm 46 (Psalm tone) - T. Tertius Noble
Think of How God Loves You - James MacMillan
Sweet Rivers - Reginald Unterseher
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Eriks Esenvalds
Preces and Responses - Jake Richard Hodkinson
Hallelujah Chorus - George Frideric Handel
So I鈥檒l Sing with My Voice - Dominick Argento
Ubi caritas et amor - David Briggs
When Mary Through the Garden Went - C V Stanford
Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee - Paul Halley
2018-2019
Remember O Thou Man - John Ravenscroft
Remember O Thou Man - Bob Chilcott
Brightest and Best - Shawn Kirchner
Jesu Joy of Man鈥檚 Desiring - J. S. Bach
God Is With Us - John Tavener
Exsultate Deo - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Psalm 23 - Bobby McFerrin
Precious Lord, Take My Hand - Roy Ringwald
Passion and Resurrection - 膾riks E拧envalds
Amazing Grace - Eriks Esenvalds
Hands - Jocelyn Hagen
It Is Well/Stronger - arr. Kraig Scott
Who Can Sail Without the Wind? - Eriks Esenvalds
2025-2026 Performers
Soprano
Alyssa Kate Carinan
Amanda Chureson
Lauren Ellis
Celeste Kotanko
Karina Genstler
Rachel Johnston
Sarah Kimitsuka
Katherine Price
Jillian Van Hise
Alto
Ayla Kirsten Carinan
Mia Chai
Madison Irving
Erica Love
Zoe Ramos
Renae Reinke
Aden Barbuta
Mia Cabansag
Kelsey Griffin
Dasha Hladiuk
Arianna Patton
Tenor
Kole GreyEyes
Andre Henry
Christopher Kime
Luis Falcon Angeles
Timothy Kerbs
Keon Paez
Bass
Samuel Asaki
Jordan Butcher
Joosung Kim
Austin Price
Ryan Schimpf
Jaden Zollbrecht
Christopher Ford
Isaac Gessele
Luke Palau
Jonathan Russell
Choral Accompanist
Brooklyn Gerber
ICantori albums