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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Messe basse (1881)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Maria, Mater gratiae, Op. 57, No. 2 (1888)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Ave verum corpus, Op. 65, No. 1 (1894)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa brevis
Anon. 16th century Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591) Obsecro Domine
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Mass in the Dorian Mode (1912)
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Die mit Tränen säen, SWV 378
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Matin Responsory
Kathryn Rose (b. 1980) Advent (2015)
Nathanael Deward Rahm (b. 1958) Adam lay ybounden (2002)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) And the Glory of the Lord, from Messiah
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) O Emmanuel, from Advent Antiphons (2004)
arr. Barry Rose (b. 1934) People, Look East
Paul Nicholson (1963-2023) Gabriel’s Message (1996)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Im Advent, Op. 79, No. 5

Healey Willan (1880-1968) Missa Brevis No. 5 in F# minor (1935)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545-1604) Ad te levavi
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Messa a quattro voci (Messa di Gloria) (1880)

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Salve Regina, SC39 (1882)
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Te Deum in C, from op. 115
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Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Harold Darke (1888-1976) Communion Service in F (rev. 1954)
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, SWV 372
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Missa Choralis
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Dominus regit me (1929)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962) Truro Service (2001)
David White (b. 1959) The souls of the righteous (1999)

David White (b. 1959) Missa Cantata (2020) premiere
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Justorum animae (c. 1888)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Eleanor Daley (b. 1955) Missa brevis No. 4
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Domine vivifica me
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Charles Wood (1866-1926) Missa Portae honoris in F (1922)
Peter Griesbacher (1864-1933) Lauda anima mea
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

Join Nicholas Kraemer and four preeminent singers for a selection of Handel’s brilliant and soul-stirring vocal numbers, which explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from utmost sorrow to joy and sensuality. Plus, enjoy music fit for a king with Handel’s Water Music, composed for the royal court of George I, and Mozart’s grand Coronation Mass.

Program
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2
Handel: Voi che udite il mio lamento from Agrippina
Handel: Prophetic raptures swell my breast from Joseph
Handel: Introduction to Act III and Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Handel: To thee thou glorious son from Theodora
Handel: Let’s imitate her notes above from Alexander’s Feast
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major (Coronation)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

Join Nicholas Kraemer and four preeminent singers for a selection of Handel’s brilliant and soul-stirring vocal numbers, which explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from utmost sorrow to joy and sensuality. Plus, enjoy music fit for a king with Handel’s Water Music, composed for the royal court of George I, and Mozart’s grand Coronation Mass.

Program
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2
Handel: Voi che udite il mio lamento from Agrippina
Handel: Prophetic raptures swell my breast from Joseph
Handel: Introduction to Act III and Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Handel: To thee thou glorious son from Theodora
Handel: Let’s imitate her notes above from Alexander’s Feast
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major (Coronation)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Josh Lovell, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

Join Nicholas Kraemer and four preeminent singers for a selection of Handel’s brilliant and soul-stirring vocal numbers, which explore the full spectrum of human emotions — from utmost sorrow to joy and sensuality. Plus, enjoy music fit for a king with Handel’s Water Music, composed for the royal court of George I, and Mozart’s grand Coronation Mass.

Program
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2
Handel: Voi che udite il mio lamento from Agrippina
Handel: Prophetic raptures swell my breast from Joseph
Handel: Introduction to Act III and Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Handel: To thee thou glorious son from Theodora
Handel: Let’s imitate her notes above from Alexander’s Feast
Beethoven: Elegy
Mozart: Mass in C Major (Coronation)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Missa brevis in C major “Coronation Mass”, K. 317
Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006) Behold How Good and How Pleasant (1967)
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Ave Maria, op. 145 (1914)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

George Dyson (1883-1964) Evening Service in F (1945)
Robert Hobby (b. 1962) O gracious light (2024)
David White (b. 1959) O salutaris hostia & Tantum ergo (2017)

William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Mass for Five Voices
Thomas Hoekstra (1941-2018) Psalm 8 (1996)
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Ave verum corpus
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum