The GRAMMYÂŽ Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as âthe worldâs reigning male chorusâ by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as âan orchestra of voicesâ for its wide-ranging 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, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.