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LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 7:30PMLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Organ Plus! Nancianne Parrella, Associate Organist, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let's Hear More!, Monday, November 3, 2008 at 7:00PMTHE ORIGINAL ROSSINI: Join Kent Tritle, Rachel Rosales, Charles Perry Sprawls, and other musical guests, as they explore the original 1863 version of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:00PMGIOACCHINO ROSSINI: Petite Messe Solennelle
Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 4:00PMOrgan Recital: Guy Bovet, Organist, Collegiate Church, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 7:30PMOrgan Recital: Renée Anne Louprette, Associate Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Sundays, December 14 and December 21 at 4:00PMFANTASIA ON CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:00PMGYÖRGY LIGETI: Lux Aeterna
GAVIN BRYARS: On Photography
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: Song of the Cherubim
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 4:00PMGAVIN BRYARS: On Photography
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: Song of the Cherubim
Organ Recital: Kent Tritle, Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola; Organist, New York Philharmonic
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 8:00PMFRANÇOIS COUPERIN: Tenebrae Lessons
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: The Denial of St. Peter
GIACOMO CARISSIMI: Jephte
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 4:00PMMARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: The Denial of St. Peter
GIACOMO CARISSIMI: Jephte
Organ Plus! Renée Anne Louprette, Associate Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let's Hear More!, Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:00PMCHORALES OF THE ST. MATTHEW PASSION: Kent Tritle will examine the harmonic intricacies of the awe-inspiring chorales in the St. Matthew Passion with the assistance of the Parish Community Choir. Feel free to bring your own score to join in singing or simply sit back and enjoy as we look at the scope of Bach's ingenuity.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 8:00PMJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: St. Matthew Passion
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 7:30PMOrgan Recital: Olivier Latry, Titular Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:00PMBENJAMIN BRITTEN: Rejoice in the Lamb
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
BONUS CONCERT: Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:00 PMRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
Melodia Women's Choir of NYCCynthia Powell, Artistic DirectorperformsOLIVIER MESSIAEN: Trois Petite Liturgies de la prisence divineANDRÉ CAPLET: Messe à trois voix
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Choral and Christmas concert ticket prices:
$45 preferred / $35 general / $25 students & seniors (general)
For information on seating, please visit the ticketing page.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 8:00PM
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
We present Leonard Bernstein's exhilarating Chichester Psalms, joining with Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic, in a festival honoring his 90th birthday. Bernstein's exuberance is the perfect prelude to Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony. Our acclaimed choir and orchestra are joined by a stellar cast of soloists to scale the heights in this ultimate of symphonies.
Part of Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide festival presented throughout fall 2008 by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic.
Part of Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide festival presented throughout fall 2008 by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic.
This concert is made possible by generous support from Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone.
(Close Concert Details)7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
Works of Vierne, Bach, Schumann and Boëllman
Andrew Henderson, Organist, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Let's Hear More!, Monday, November 3, 2008 at 7:00PMWorks of Vierne, Bach, Schumann and Boëllman
Andrew Henderson, Organist, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
THE ORIGINAL ROSSINI: Join Kent Tritle, Rachel Rosales, Charles Perry Sprawls, and other musical guests, as they explore the original 1863 version of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:00PM
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI: Petite Messe Solennelle
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Rossini's great work of his old age, the Petite Messe Solennelle is anything but petite or solemn! It is normally performed in his version for two pianos and harmonium, but in 1867 he set this monumental Mass for full orchestra, and this is your chance to hear it in that rare version - the first NYC performance in recent memory! Bravura bel canto arias and polyphonic fugues combine with Rossini's joie de vivre for an exciting evening of music.
This concert is made possible by generous support from the Isaacson-Draper Foundation.
(Close Concert Details)7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns
Erik Plutz, University Organist, Princeton University
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns
Erik Plutz, University Organist, Princeton University
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:00PM
GYÖRGY LIGETI: Lux Aeterna
GAVIN BRYARS: On Photography
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: Song of the Cherubim
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GAVIN BRYARS: On Photography
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI: Song of the Cherubim
An audience favorite, this A Cappella Plus concert features the Choir of St. Ignatius in music that will move the heart and stir the soul. You will hear Krzysztof Penderecki's Song of the Cherubim, György Ligeti's groundbreaking Lux Aeterna and Gavin Bryars' On Photography, featuring text in praise of technology from 1867 written by the future Pope Leo XIII. The sound of a cappella singing in the acclaimed acoustic of St. Ignatius Loyola is one of the most breathtaking musical experiences to be had.
This concert is made possible in part with assistance in memory of Phillip Dusenberry.
(Close Concert Details)7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
Works of Reger, Ligeti and Schoenberg
Renée Anne Louprette, Associate Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Works of Reger, Ligeti and Schoenberg
Renée Anne Louprette, Associate Director of Music, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 8:00PM
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN: Tenebrae Lessons
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: The Denial of St. Peter
GIACOMO CARISSIMI: Jephte
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: The Denial of St. Peter
GIACOMO CARISSIMI: Jephte
One of the earliest oratorios on record - Carissimi's Jephte - tells the dramatic tale of filial love and human sacrifice, concluding with one of choral music's most heartbreaking choruses. Charpentier's poignant Denial of St. Peter puts a French twist on the genre Carissimi initiated. And Couperin's intimate Tenebrae Lessons contain some of the most exquisite vocal writing of the French Baroque era. (Close Concert Details)
7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
Works of Boyvin, Boëly, Frescobaldi, Dandrieu, and Louis Couperin
Nancianne Parrella, Associate Organist, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let's Hear More!, Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:00PMWorks of Boyvin, Boëly, Frescobaldi, Dandrieu, and Louis Couperin
Nancianne Parrella, Associate Organist, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
CHORALES OF THE ST. MATTHEW PASSION: Kent Tritle will examine the harmonic intricacies of the awe-inspiring chorales in the St. Matthew Passion with the assistance of the Parish Community Choir. Feel free to bring your own score to join in singing or simply sit back and enjoy as we look at the scope of Bach's ingenuity.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 8:00PM
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: St. Matthew Passion
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Bach's account of Christ's final days is portrayed by six soloists, two choirs, two orchestras, a children's choir and a large chorale choir. Dramatic narration, achingly beautiful arias, riotous crowd scenes, and transcendent chorales combine in this beloved pillar of Western music.
This concert is made possible by generous support from the Sage Foundation, Melissa Sage Fadim, President.
(Close Concert Details)7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
There will be no pre-concert recital for this performance.
There will be no pre-concert recital for this performance.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:00PM
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Rejoice in the Lamb
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
We celebrate Handel's 250th Anniversary with his virtuosic tour-de-force for choir, Dixit Dominus. His fellow countryman Benjamin Britten wrote the charming cantata Rejoice in the Lamb on the entrancing poetry of Christopher Smart. And Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor harkens back to the great English Cathedral tradition with its haunting harmonies and choral antiphony. (Close Concert Details)
7:00 PM Pre-Concert Performance:
Works of Vaughan Williams, Britten, Howells, Stanford and Carter
Nancianne Parrella, Associate Organist, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Works of Vaughan Williams, Britten, Howells, Stanford and Carter
Nancianne Parrella, Associate Organist, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
BONUS CONCERT: Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Melodia Women's Choir of NYCCynthia Powell, Artistic DirectorperformsOLIVIER MESSIAEN: Trois Petite Liturgies de la prisence divineANDRÉ CAPLET: Messe à trois voix
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A rare performance of Messiaen's epic work for women's choir, orchestra, piano solo, and ondes martenot mixing birdsong, chant, pulsating rhythms, choral speech, and rich harmonies with a mystical, poetic text by Messiaen.Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (all general seating).Call 212-252-4134 or visit www.melodiawomenschoir.org to order. (Close Concert Details)
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