Still time to audition for Fall 2017 Concert Cycle of the Midwest Motet Society!

There is still time to audition for the Fall 2017 concert cycle of the Midwest Motet Society. We are singing a concert of Palestrina motets paired with motets with the same texts by other composers. This should be a lovely concert on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 4 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Park Forest!

One of our MMS singers opined we are the ONLY choral group singing this repertoire from Hyde Park (on the north) to Champaign (on the south). If you are interested, or know someone you believe would be interested, please audition! Make an appointment before our first rehearsal (August 22)by phone: 708-206-0380 OR email the music director: .

Hope to hear from you soon!

Fall 2017 Repertoire: “Rome and Beyond: Paired with Palestrina”

1.Sicut Cervus, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

(Complete works, vol.11)

a.As the Hart Panteth, William Billings (1746-1800)

(The New England Psalm-Singer 1770)

b.Like As the Hart, Vincent Novello (1781-1861)

2. Tantum Ergo, Palestrina

a.Tantum Ergo, Anton Bruckner (1824 1896)

b.Tantum Ergo(SSA with keyboard), Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

3. Alleluia, Palestrina

a.Alleluia, Randall Thompson (1899-1984)

4. O Salutaris Hostia, Palestrina

a.O Salutaris Hostia, Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

5. Super Flumina Babylonis, Palestrina

a.Marshfield, William Billings

(The Singing Master’s Assistant, 1778)