Choral Masterworks: Vivaldi's Gloria & Amukele's What Sweeter Music

The Concert Chorale moves smoothly between styles, and this December is no exception as they tackle Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria and Timothy Amukele’s What Sweeter Music. The story of the birth of Christ is familiar. Vivaldi’s (second edition) contemplates the significance of God’s incarnation in the figure of his son through the grandeur, dynamism, and richness of the classic baroque style. Fast forward a couple of hundred years, and Amukele fuses v...