2013-2014

The Merry Harp and the Viol

Saturday May 10, 2014 - 7:30 PM

1314MerryHarpByrd: Elegy on the Death of Thomas Tallis
Gibbons: This Is the Record of John
Weelkes: The Sixth Service
Tomkins: Who Is This That Cometh?

 

A consort of viols joins the choir to explore the extraordinary repertoire of anthems and songs from the Tudor and Jacobean courts.

Requiem for Richard III

Saturday Mar 1, 2014 - 7:30 PM

1314RichardIIIBrumel: Requiem
Music from the Eton Choir Book

 

A recreation of a requiem mass for Richard III as it may have been celebrated on August 22, 1499 in the presence of Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy and sister of the late, lamented king. Music of the Chapel Royal of his Tudor usurper, Henry VII.

A Celebration of Carols & Psalms

Saturday Nov 30, 2013 - 7:30 PM

1314CelebrationBritten: A Ceremony of Carols
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
Biebl: Ave Maria

 

A festive concert for the season with harp, piano and percussion.

Guest Artists:
Harpist: Kristin Theriault
Pianist: David Simon

Splendours of the Sistine Chapel

Saturday Oct 19, 2013 - 7:30 PM

1314SplendoursPalestrina: Missa Lauda Sion
Tu Es Petrus
Allegri: Miserere
Works by Dufay, Josquin,
and Morales

The Golden Age of music in the artistic heart of the High Renaissance. Magnificent music from the papal court from Michelangelo to Bernini.