Choral Music for a Time of Transition
The National Master Chorale Inaugural Concert
| Sunday, February 28, 2010 The National Presbyterian Church 6:00 PM Pre-concert lecture with Mr. Morten Lauridsen 7:00 PM Concert Tickets: $30 Orchestra $20 Balcony $10 Student Balcony (ID required at the door) |
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For our inaugural concert, we will present a 20th-century program of choral works on themes of transition and transformation. The music will touch on notions of both metaphoric and literal winter and spring, and the transition between the two. The program will include selections from Poulenc’s Quatre Motets pour un temps de Penitence, Hindemith’s Six Chansons, as well as the music of Pablo Casals and distinguished American composers Aaron Copland, Morten Lauridsen, Adolphus Hailstork, Ross Lee Finney, and Kirke Mechem. There will be a particular emphasis on Morten Lauridsen’s remarkable early works, which are distinct in style from his later, better-known output. Alongside his first choral cycle, Mid-Winter Songs, we will present his solo vocal cycle, A Winter Come. We are honored to have Mr. Lauridsen with us for our inaugural concert.
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington DC 20016