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Artists and Dates Subject to Change
Remaining concerts of our
2024-2025 Season
The American Spiritual Ensemble
Sunday, March 23, 2025 7:30pm
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Tenor Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the group in 1995, and many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. They have also performed abroad in England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Scotland, and Spain. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Performing these spirituals serves as a tribute to the many lives lost or destroyed during slavery in the United States; a horrible time for human kind. These songs, a combination of African, American, and European traditions, create a new type of melody in which a sense of identification was created within the enslaved community. These songs now stand as a testament of the strength found through faith during times of hardship as well as a unifying force among all peoples. These songs are beloved all around the world.
PROGRAM:
I.
Walk Together, Children arr. W. Henry Smith
I Thank You, Jesus arr. Robert L. Morris
Alicia Helm, Soprano
I Can Tell the World arr. Moses Hogan
Come Down Angels arr. Undine Smith Moore
Alicia Helm, Soprano
Heaven, Heaven arr. Hall Johnson
Roosevelt Credit, Baritone
Lord, How Come Me Here Traditional Negro Spiritual
Angela M. Brown, Soprano
Witness arr. Hall Johnson
Nathan De’Shon Myers, Baritone
No More Auction Block Traditional Negro Spiritual
Go Down, Moses arr. Johnie Dean
Martin Hargrove, Bass
Nathaniel Thompson, Bass
We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace arr. Moses Hogan
You Must Have That True Religion arr. Roland Carter
Angela M. Brown, Soprano Soloist
Special Guests – Students from the Opera Theater of St. Louis
Artist-in- Training Program
(Intermission)
II.
Anchored in the Lord arr. M. Roger Holland, II
Christine Jobson, Soprano Soloist
I Know I’ve Been Changed arr. Damon Dandridge
John Wesley Wright, Tenor Soloist
My Lord, What a Mornin’ arr. Harry T. Burleigh
In Bright Mansions Above arr. Roland Carter
Gettysburg Address Alan Gershwin
Robert Mack, Tenor
Lord, I’ll Go arr. Jacqueline Hairston
Darryl Taylor, Countertenor
Three Spirituals arr. Jacqueline Hairston
Tshilidzi Ndou, Nathan De’Shon Myers, and
Nathaniel Thompson
He’ll Bring It to Pass arr. Joseph Joubert
Edward Washington, Tenor
Over the Rainbow arr. Harold Arlen/arr. Tedrin Blair Lindsay
Erica Gabriel, Soprano Soloist
Ol’ Time Religion/When the Saints arr. Everett McCorvey & Keith McCutchen
Hope Koehler, Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Circle of Life (The Lion King) Elton John & Tim Rice
John Wesley Wright, Audrianna Hughes & Taiwan Norris, Soloists
(Program subject to change)
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Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Westminster Cathedral Choir, London
Simon Johnson, Director
Monday, March 31, 2025 7:30pm
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Westminster Cathedral Choir is widely considered to be one of the finest choirs in the world. Since its foundation in 1901 it has occupied a unique and enviable position at the forefront of English church music, not least because of the ground-breaking work of its first Master of Music, Sir Richard Terry, who revived the great works of the English and continental Renaissance composers.
The choir’s fame grew under Terry as it presented this forgotten music, transforming attitudes to the repertoire. Innovation continued under George Malcolm who pioneered the development of the choir’s sound along continental lines, resulting in a choir that was truly revolutionary in both what and how it sang. The choir continues these traditions today, and it remains the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. More recent holders of the post have included Colin Mawby, Stephen Cleobury, David Hill, James O’Donnell, and Martin Baker. Since September 2021, the choir has been directed by Simon Johnson.
PROGRAM:
Timor et tremor from Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Ave maris stella James MacMillan (b.1959)
De profundis Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968)
Salve Regina (Op. 9, No 4) Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Organ solo from Glagolitic Mass Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Ave Maria Robert Parsons (c.1535-1572)
Infelix ego William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
Infelix ego omnium auxilio destitutus
Quid igitur faciam?
Ad te igitur piissime Deus
INTERMISSION
Cantus Missæ (Op. 109) Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Organ: Introduction and Passacaglia (Sonata, Op. 132, No 8)
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
(Program subject to change)
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Section 1: $50
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
VOCES8
Friday, April 4, 2025 7:30pm
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Welcomed by Bruce & Linda Ryder and Melanie & Anthony Fathman, MD
The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras and conductors. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’, reaching up to 40,000 people annually.
VOCES8 has performed at many notable venues from Wigmore Hall to Sydney Opera House. This season they perform over 100 concerts globally. Online the VOCES8 Digital Academy and the LIVE From London digital festival continue. They publish music and educational material with VOCES8 Publishing, E.C. Schirmer and Edition Peters, including The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smith. Ken Burton is Composer-in-Residence with Jim Clements as Arranger-in-Residence. Their new album “Nightfall” is released in September 2024, joining previous releases “A Choral Christmas”, Christopher Tin’s “The Lost Birds” (a Grammy-Award nominee), “Home” conducted by Eric Whitacre, featuring “The Sacred Veil” and “Seven Psalms” by Paul Simon.
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Section 1: $50 Section 1 is SOLD OUT
Section 2: $35
Section 3: $25
Student: $10 at the door with a valid Student ID
Monsignor James T. Telthorst – St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund
$35,000 Matching Gift Challenge
In 1992, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts was established with the enthusiastic support of Msgr. James T. Telthorst, who was the Rector of the Cathedral Basilica at the time and who went on to serve for many years as a member of the Cathedral Concerts board. Msgr. Telthorst was also the recipient of the “Great Music Award” at our gala event in May of 2013 in appreciation of his ongoing commitment to and support of Cathedral Concerts.
Today, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts has secured perpetual support with the creation of an endowment fund named in Msgr. Telthorst’s honor. The Monsignor James T. Telthorst – Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund was established through the generosity of several donors and will provide annual distributions that will help St. Louis Cathedral Concerts fulfill its mission of presenting affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and the finest repertoire of sacred and classical music.
A generous anonymous donor has pledged to match gifts up to $35,000, thereby doubling your giving power! Gifts to The Monsignor James T. Telthorst – Cathedral Concerts Endowment Fund should be made directly to the Roman Catholic Foundation.
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Great Music in a Great Space!
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Join us for an evening of spectacular music featuring the world’s best musicians in one of the world’s grandest Cathedrals.
Our Mission:
To present affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis featuring world-class musicians and the finest repertoire of sacred and classical music for the cultural enrichment, education, and enjoyment of the entire region.
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Students with a valid Student I.D. can get a ticket at the door
for any concert in the best available section for just $10.
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Policy for children under 8 years of age:
We do not recommend children under the age of 8 attend the concerts.
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