Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:00pm
“These men are phenomenal: as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive.”
New York Times
“Chanticleer fascinates and enthralls for much the same reason a fine chocolate or a Rolls Royce does: through luxurious perfection.”
Los Angeles Times
The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer returns to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Don’t miss your chance to hear this “orchestra of voices” in live performance.
Program
Veni, dilecte mi Sebastián de Vivanco (1551-1622)
Sicut lilium inter spinas
Nigra sum sed formosa Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
from Le Cantique des cantiques Daniel-Lesur (1908-2002)
Dialogue
La voix du bien-aimé
Épithalame*
Ubi caritas Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
This Marriage Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Village Wedding Sir John Tavener (b. 1944)
Intermission
Die Stimme des Kindes Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963)
The Woman with the Alabaster Box Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Avoonan Dbishmayya (The Lord’s Prayer) Ilyas Iliya ( b. l963)
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) arr. Clytus Gottwald
Grace To You Jan Gilbert (b. 1946)
Program subject to change
Tickets: $39, $29, $19
Tickets will be available at the door at 7:00 PM
Click here to find out more about Chanticleer on their website
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