CHRIST CATHEDRAL CONCERTS
2019 - 2020
SEASON BROCHURE
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Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School
Charles Cole, Conductor
Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:00 PM
The boys of the London Oratory Schola directed by Charles Cole sing a concert in two parts, starting with music from the golden age of the Spanish renaissance including works by Francisco Guerrero, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Alonso Lobo, Juan Esquivel and Cristóbal de Morales. The Schola will then perform works from Tudor England including composers such as William Byrd, Peter Philips and Thomas Tallis.
PROGRAM
O quam gloriosum, Victoria
Ave Maria, Victoria
Ave Virgo sanctissima, Guerrero
O Domine Jesu Christe, Guerrero
O sacrum convivium, Guerrero
Peccantem me quotidie, Morales
Ego sum panis vivus, Esquivel
O quam suavis, Lobo
Ascendit Deus, Philips
Ave verum corpus, Philips
O nata lux, Tallis
Salvator mundi (I), Tallis
Ave verum corpus, Byrd
Haec dies, Byrd
Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale
Beethoven 9th Symphony Carl St. Clair, Conductor
Thursday, August 1, 2019 7:30 P
Join Conductor Carl St Clair, the Pacific Symphony and the Pacific Chorale in their first performance in the newly renovated Christ Cathedral. This spectacular performance will include soloists Mary Wilson, soprano, Milena Kitec, mezzo-soprano, Scott Ramsay, tenor, Kevin Deas, bass-baritone. Enjoy this performance in the sonic splendor of the amazing new acoustics of this iconic building. A performance not to be missed!
Maestro will lead the Symphony will be on the stage; the Pacific Chorale sing from the choir area
Libera Boy Choir of London
Robert Prizeman, Conductor
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 7:30 PM
Great Opera Arias and Romantic Melodies
César Antonio Sanchez, tenor|
with guest soprano Cristiana Franzetti
Mark Salters, pianist
Friday. September 20, 2019 Freed Theatre, Christ Cathedral Campus
Come enjoy this very special evening of music with this amazing tenor. Your have enjoyed César at the Christmas at the Cathedral Concerts, and our Choral Spring Spectacular. Now hear him perform the music for which he has been acclaimed in the US and abroad. This very evening of the beautiful music of Verdi, Puccini, Lehar, and much more. It will be held in our Cultural Center's Freed Theatre on the beautiful campus of Christ Cathedral. A Patron Reception was held prior to the concert in honor of Donald Schnake. Don, who died this past summer, was a dear friend of Christ Cathedral, Christ Cathedral Concerts and the Hazel Write Organ.
FALL FESTIVAL OF FAITH
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Dr. Mack Wilbert, Guest Conductor
Tenebrae Choir of London
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:30 PM
Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision. Tenebrae’s ever-increasing discography has brought about collaborations with Signum, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, LSO Live, and Warner Classics. In 2012 Tenebrae was the first-ever ensemble to be multi-nominated in the same category for the BBC Music Magazine Awards, securing the accolade of ‘Best Choral Performance’ for the choir’s recording of Victoria’s Requiem Mass, 1605. The following year Tenebrae’s Fauré Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra was nominated for the Gramophone Awards, having been described as “the very best Fauré Requiem on disc” and “the English choral tradition at its zenith” (Richard Morrison, Chief Music Critic, The Times). In 2014 the choir’s recording of Russian Orthodox music, Russian Treasures, reached number 1 in the UK Specialist Classical Chart. In 2016 Tenebrae received its second BBC Music Magazine Award for a recording of Brahms and Bruckner Motets, the profits from the sale of which benefit Macmillan Cancer Support. In 2018, Tenebrae’s album of part songs from the British Isles, Music of the Spheres, received a Grammy nomination and the choir presents a new release to champion the music of Ivor Gurney and his contemporaries featuring Dame Sarah Connolly, Aurora Orchestra and Simon Callow. Tenebrae is a dedicated advocate for contemporary composers, having worked with Judith Bingham, Ola Gjeilo, Alexander L’Estrange, Alexander Levine, Paul Mealor, Hilary Tann, Joby Talbot, Sir John Tavener and Will Todd, in addition to a recent release of music by Paweł Łukaszewski. The choir is renowned for its highly-acclaimed interpretations of choral music with repertoire ranging from hauntingly passionate works of the Renaissance through to contemporary choral masterpieces.
Tenebrae is regularly engaged with the world’s finest orchestras – appearing regularly with the Academy of Ancient Music and Aurora Orchestra – and has performed at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Germany) and Melbourne Festival (Australia). The 2018-19 season sees the return of Tenebrae’s popular Holy Week Festival at St John’s Smith Square, London, as well as concerts throughout the UK and abroad. The choir has also developed its inspirational workshop method, The Tenebrae Effect, designed to challenge and advance every participant by instilling skills essential to a Tenebrae performance. To complement this, Tenebrae commissioned a unique new choral work by Owain Park, Footsteps, which allows choirs of all abilities to perform alongside Tenebrae in concert.
‘Passion and Precision’ are Tenebrae’s core values. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to deliver dramatic programming, flawless performances and unforgettable experiences, allowing audiences around the world to be moved by the power and intimacy of the human voice.
Christmas at the Cathedral
The Choirs and Orchestra of Christ Cathedral
Friday, December 13, 2019 7:30 PM
THE COMPLETE PROGRAM
Westminster Choir
Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey
Saturday, January 18, 2020 8:00 PM
Enjoy one of the finest college choirs anywhere from the world’s most famous choir school, Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Conductor Dr. Joe Miller leads the choir on their West Coast tour during the school’s 100th Anniversary Year. Celebrate with them as they bring their incredible sound to our astonishing cathedral space.
Program
Responsoria Tenebrae, Pawel Lukaszewski (b. 1968)
I. Tenebrae factae suntCanticum novum (...ab extremis terrae), Michael Ostrzyga (b. 1975)
Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27, Mvt. I - Quietly flowing, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
O Magnum Mysterium, Daniel Elder (b. 1986)
Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27, Mvt. II - Lively, Britten
Little Innocent Lamb, arr. Marshall Bartholomew (1885-1978)
Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27, Mvt. III - With movement, Britten
Friede auf Erden, op. 13, Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)
Intermission
To be selected from the following:
Psalm 96, Christian Carey (b. 1973)
She Walks in Beauty, Toby Hession (b. 1997)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, arr. J. David Moore (b. 1962)
Let My Love Be Heard, Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
Let Everything That Hath Breath, Jeffery L. Ames (b. 1969)
Westminster Choir from Westminster Choir College
Notre Dame Cathedral Choir, Paris
Henri Chalet, Conductor Yves Castagnet, Organist
Friday, April 24, 2020 7:30 PM
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
As our Patrons and Sponsors and Ticket-holders already know, the splendid Choral Concert with the Cathedral Choir of Notre-Dame in Paris has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule them for Spring of 2021. Ticket-holders should see their refund on their credit card within a few days.