The Summer Singers of Atlanta & Chamber Orchestra will join with soloists Morgan Watts, Heather Witt, Cory Klose, and Antonio Azpiri, to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Michael John Trotta’s For a Breath of Ecstasy on the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The 115-voice seasonal chorus welcomes new Music Director & Conductor Thomas Dixon. Founded in […]
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Summer Sing: Hot Madrigals and Cool Motets
Choral singers are invited to Hot Madrigals/Cool Motets on Wednesday, August 20 at 7:30 pm at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church 207 Washington Street Wellesley MA led by Will Cooper and Tom Berryman and assisted by a professional vocal quartet. Featuring music from the great, classical, a cappella traditions, this singing session offers community choristers a chance to […]
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts […]
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts […]
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts […]
Golden Rule: Songs of Corruption and Justice
The quest for political power has changed little over the centuries. Kings and Presidents, popes and senators, all have their partisans, their detractors, their scandals, and their victories. Long before today’s 24-hour news cycle, the propaganda machine ran on verse. Meravelha’s timely tour of Medieval political songs explores themes of nationalism, corruption, greed, propaganda, and […]