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Furniture or architecture might come to mind when one hears the phrase "mid-century modern," but the creative style also impacted the music of the time. You’ll likely discover a mid-century work you’ve never heard before on this program for a cappella chorus.

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Mid-Century Modern

St. Gregory's Episcopal Church

Church of the Little Flower

All Saints Episcopal Church

Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church

A special visit to the Esterházy palace by war hero Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton, inspired this concert of works by Haydn.

Enlightenment Festival: A Visit with Haydn

Father and son Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti were influential in the musical life of Naples, Italy in the Baroque period. Captivating and meditative, these intricate Baroque vocal works provide a pause from modern life.

Enlightenment Festival: A Scarlatti Family Affair

St Philip's Episcopal Church and School

All Souls Episcopal Church

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor sits at the very pinnacle of the achievements of humankind, shoulder to shoulder with such magnificent and breathtakingly inspirational works as the Sistine Chapel, the Pyramids of Giza, the plays of Shakespeare, and the works of the Ballets Russes. Its musical majesty, virtuosic writing, and spiritual breadth have endeared it to generations of performers and audiences alike. In the words of Swiss composer and publisher Hans Georg Nägli, it is “the greatest artwork of all times and all people.”

Written at the end of his life, the Mass sums the entirety of Bach’s career into a transcendent masterpiece of hope and faith.

50th Anniversary - Our Final Season

Church of Saint Mary The Virgin

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor sits at the very pinnacle of the achievements of humankind, shoulder to shoulder with such magnificent and breathtakingly inspirational works as the Sistine Chapel, the Pyramids of Giza, the plays of Shakespeare, and the works of the Ballets Russes. Its musical majesty, virtuosic writing, and spiritual breadth have endeared it to generations of performers and audiences alike. In the words of Swiss composer and publisher Hans Georg Nägli, it is “the greatest artwork of all times and all people.”

Canticum Novum ~ The Final Concert!

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin

The sensuous allure of the East and the structure of the West. They met in Venice in 1610 – and the splendor resounded. Jeannette Sorrell leads chorus, strings, brass, lutes, and soloists in Monteverdi’s sumptuous masterpiece.

Rebecca Myers

Soprano

Events

25 - 28 Apr, 2024

Mid-Century Modern · Seraphic Fire

22 - 25 Feb, 2024

Enlightenment Festival: A Visit with Haydn · Seraphic Fire

15 - 18 Feb, 2024

Enlightenment Festival: A Scarlatti Family Affair · Seraphic Fire

May 13, 2023

50th Anniversary - Our Final Season · The Canticum Novum Singers

May 13, 2023

Canticum Novum ~ The Final Concert! · Gotham Early Music Scene

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