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Thomas Hoekstra (1941-2018) Psalm 8 (1996)
Antonio Bergamo (18th century) Tantum ergo
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

An evening of a cappella works, celebrating the legacy of music written by women will feature a world premiere commission by composer Lori Laitman.

Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Clara Schumann: Three Mixed Choruses
Louise Talma: A Wreath of Blessings
Fanny Mendelssohn: Nachtreigen
Caroline Shaw: And the swallow
Lita Grier: About Living
Melinda Wagner: From a Book of Early Prayers
Lori Laitman: Hands (World Premiere)
Thea Musgrave: Songs from On the Underground, No. 2, The Strange & The Exotic

Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor

Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545-1604) Ad te levavi
Nicolas Bernier (1664-1734) Quam dilecta
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

An evening of Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning music, including songs from The Lion King, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and more, plus tributes to Marvin Hamlisch and John Williams. Featuring conductor Lawrence Loh and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, with Broadway veterans Susan Egan and Doug LaBrecque.

An evening of Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning music, including songs from The Lion King, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and more, plus tributes to Marvin Hamlisch and John Williams. Featuring conductor Lawrence Loh and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, with Broadway veterans Susan Egan and Doug LaBrecque.

Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784) Populum humilem
Giammateo Asola (c. 1532-1609) Gustate et videte
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Maeve Höglund, Soprano
Siena Licht Miller, Mezzo-Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil De Cou, conductor
Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil De Cou, conductor
Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Maeve Höglund, Soprano
Siena Licht Miller, Mezzo-Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil De Cou, conductor
Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano (Aida)
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Francesco Meli, tenor (Radamès)
Kiril Manolov, baritone (Amonasro)
Ildar Abdrazakov, bass (Ramfis)
Eric Owens, bass-baritone (The King)
Issachah Savage, tenor (Messenger)
Kimberly Gunderson, soprano (The Priestess)
Tasha Koontz, soprano (The Priestess)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano (Aida)
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Francesco Meli, tenor (Radamès)
Kiril Manolov, baritone (Amonasro)
Ildar Abdrazakov, bass (Ramfis)
Eric Owens, bass-baritone (The King)
Issachah Savage, tenor (Messenger)
Kimberly Gunderson, soprano (The Priestess)
Tasha Koontz, soprano (The Priestess)

-Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Mass (1948)
original scoring for mixed chorus and double wind quintet
-Vytautas Miškinis (b. 1954) O sacrum convivium (2000)
-Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) O salutaris hostia (2009)
-The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano (Aida)
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Francesco Meli, tenor (Radamès)
Kiril Manolov, baritone (Amonasro)
Ildar Abdrazakov, bass (Ramfis)
Eric Owens, bass-baritone (The King)
Issachah Savage, tenor (Messenger)
Kimberly Gunderson, soprano (The Priestess)
Tasha Koontz, soprano (The Priestess)

-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Trinitatismesse
-Mozart Benedictus sit Deus, from Benedictus sit Deus
-Everett Titcomb (1884-1968) Let Us Bless the God of Heaven
-Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Te Deum in C
-The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Jean Sibelius: Karelia Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Kareem Roustom: World Premiere, Turn To The World, a Whitman Cantata
Carl Vine: Symphony No. 6, Choral Symphony

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Kareem Roustom, Composer-in-Residence

Jean Sibelius: Karelia Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Kareem Roustom: World Premiere, Turn To The World, a Whitman Cantata
Carl Vine: Symphony No. 6, Choral Symphony

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Kareem Roustom, Composer-in-Residence

-Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Evening Service for Voices in Unison (1924)
-William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Non vos relinquam orphanos à5

-Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Berliner Messe (1990, rev. 2002)
-Pärt Erster Alleluiavers zum Pfingstfest
-Pärt Zweiter Alleluiavers zum Pfingstfest
-Pärt Veni Sancte Spiritus
-James MacMillan (b. 1959) Factus est repente (2005), from The Strathclyde Motets
-The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum