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“For Bach all music is sacred. The tones do
not die but ascend to God as praise too deep
for utterance.”
— from Bach by Albert Schweitzer
6/7 — The Play of Daniel is a unique and
charming reconstruction of a 13th century
miracle play originally written by students at
the school of Beauvais Cathedral. It will be
featured along with works by Schutz and
Bach.
6/14 — Birth anniversaries which are coming
up later this week provide the opportunity for
moving and grand music by these great composers:
Joseph Guy Ropartz (6/15), Edvard
Grieg (6/15), Igor Stravinsky (6/17) and
Charles Gounod (6/17).
6/21 — Our Father’s Day program features a
wide variety of settings of The Lord’s Prayer
and music by male choruses: music of stirring
power, reflection and inspiration.
6/28 — Masters of the Venetian Baroque features
music by Gabrieli, Monteverdi and
Vivaldi. You’ll also hear Bach’s Motet Jesu,
meine Freund and Bruckner’s Mass No. 1.
7/5 — All-American Sunday will feature works
by American composers from Billings to
Barber, most of them performed by American
artists. This will be a Sunday morning to
treasure.
7/12 — Felix Mendelssohn wrote a great deal
of choral music, much of it rarely heard. Hear
some of these works, infused with the influence
and style of J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn’s
own rich melodic and dramatic expression.
7/19 — Bastille Day is coming up on Tuesday
(July 14). We will feature Nicolas
Clerambault’s Miserere and Hector Berlioz’s Te
Deum. Other French gems fill out the playlist.
7/26 — Sacred music without text expresses
deep spiritual feelings, perhaps too deep for
words: works by Beethoven, Bach, Biber,
Liszt, Haydn and others.
8/2 — Great Sacred Music at the Opera offers
arias and choruses that deal with the deep
issues of life and faith. Verdi’s monumental
Requiem is the major work of the program.
8/9 — Selections from the Classical Era are
featured, including Haydn’s Lord Nelson
Mass, Beethoven’s Mass in C and more.
8/16 — Cinema Classics Sunday features
sacred music used for its effectiveness in the
movies. Some stunning music, composed
expressly for films, completes the playlist.
8/23 — This coming Wednesday is Women’s
Equality Day, so we’ll feature works by Amy
Beach, Hildegard von Bingen, Chiara
Margarita Cozzolani and other amazing
women composers and performers.
8/30 — Rachmaninov’s Vespers (All-Night
Vigil) is the featured work. We’ll also hear
from The Zamir Chorale of Boston conducted
by Joshua Jacobson and The Cambridge
Singers conducted by John Rutter.
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