Location
Tempe, Arizona, 85282
About this event
We're returning our focus to masterworks of the choral repertoire, featuring well-known classics and beautiful contemporary works.
The Arizona Masterworks Chorale's season concludes with Benjamin Britten's "Neo-Classical" (1943) cantata Rejoice in the Lamb and a celebration of contemporary modern masterworks by Arizona-based composers including Kira Zeeman Rugen, Michael Hegeman, Michael McCabe, Paul Sautter, and our own Darren Herring.
Concert Program
Rejoice in the Lamb
A Cantata for Solists, Choir, and Organ
Benjamin Britten (1943)
from the poem “Jubilate Agno” by Christopher Smart
(c. 1763, published 1939 as “Rejoice in the Lamb: A Song from Bedlam”)
From Contemporary Arizona Composers
Kira Zeeman Rugen
Atmosphere
A Golden Thread Will Find You
Michael Hegeman
From Chansons by Guilliame DuFay, c. 1460
Se la face ay pale
La belle se siet
Adieu ces bons ins
Paul Sautter
Ademus Te, Christe
Michael McCabe
A Radiant Mercy Softly Lies
Hymn to St. Cecilia
Darren S. Herring
O Sacrum Convivium
How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place
May the Lord Bless You and Keep You
The program runs for about an hour without intermission. It is subject to change without notice.
