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 The sung mass has a long tradition in the Christian church, and has been interpreted in every musical era and style.  This semester’s program features one of the best-known classical masses, Mozart’s Mass in C Major, K. 317, historically called … Continue reading →

This semester’s program includes Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Make Our Garden Grow, from Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. The SIU Wind Ensemble will accompany, and the SIU Concert Choir, Kaskaskia College Concert Choir and John A. Logan Concert Choir will also … Continue reading →

The program will feature music, old and new, which points us to the heavens. The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God from Haydn’s oratorio The Creation Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars by Jonathan Dove Stargazing by James … Continue reading →

This choral masterpiece, rather than using the Latin text of a funeral mass service, sets lyrical and evocative psalms and other texts from the Lutheran Bible.  One excerpt from the first movement translates as: He that goeth forth and weepeth, … Continue reading →

The program will include: Gaudete (16th c carol), anonymous Messe de Minuit pour Noel, Marc-Antoine Charpentier   (Midnight Mass for Christmas, based on French carols, sung in Latin) Gloria, Randol Alan Bass A Feast of Carols, Randol Alan Bass   The … Continue reading →

The program will include: Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms (listen to a sample) Two of  G.F. Handel’s Coronation Anthems, The King Shall Rejoice and Let Thy Hand be Strengthened. Gustav Holst’s Psalm 148  (listen to a sample) Some motets by Thomas Weelkes The Chichester tie-ins?  Bernstein … Continue reading →

The program, which features the SIU Choral Union & the SIU Concert Choir, will be two works for the Christmas season which feature harp accompaniment: Carols and Lullabies of the Southwest by Conrad Susa, accompanied by harp, marimba, and guitar … Continue reading →

The program will be a retrospective of the development of the spiritual in America, by African-American composers from William Henry Smith to Jester Hairston to William Dawson and others. Robert Ray – Gospel Mass William Henry Smith – Ride the … Continue reading →

Peace on Earth.  The idea has been inspiration for as long as people have made music.  This program will feature a variety of works on the theme, from the 18th century to the 21st: Gloria and Dona Nobis Pacem from … Continue reading →

On the program: Te Deum by Franz Joseph Haydn Requiem in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart April 29, 2014 7:30 – 9pm : Choral Gems of the Classical Era at Shryock Auditorium Choral Union & Concert Choir, Spring 2014 … Continue reading →