For the first time in St. Louis there will be presented “A Garland for the Queen,” the cycle of modern madrigals written to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The ten collaborations between poets and composers represented a high watermark of choral writing at the time, but their technical challenges have subsequently dissuaded […]
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New Dunphy work at St. Louis ‘Justice’ concert
Philadelphia based composer, Melissa Dunphy, will be a focus of attention in St. Louis this weekend. On Sunday, February 15 at 3 pm, two local ensembles will be performing her work in different concerts and at different venues. The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus premieres their latest collaboration with her – “Suite Justice” – at Salem […]
St. Louis Mystery – Christmas program
A Latin chant central to the celebration of the Nativity is “O Magnum Mysterium,” and thus it has received countless musical treatments over the centuries. The Renaissance cradled the most iconic versions, from Venice’s Giovanni Gabrieli to the greatest Spanish composer of the Age, Tomás Luis de Victoria. The latter elaborated his own setting to […]