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Few mass settings pose more questions of listeners than Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. A fervent meditation on faith and doubt, the piece spans moments of ecstasy and angst, soaring beauty and near-operatic theatricality. Riccardo Muti leads this rarely performed score with a thrilling quartet of international singers and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Erin Morley soprano
Alisa Kolosova mezzo-soprano
Giovanni Sala tenor
Kyle Ketelsen bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Few mass settings pose more questions of listeners than Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. A fervent meditation on faith and doubt, the piece spans moments of ecstasy and angst, soaring beauty and near-operatic theatricality. Riccardo Muti leads this rarely performed score with a thrilling quartet of international singers and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Erin Morley soprano
Alisa Kolosova mezzo-soprano
Giovanni Sala tenor
Kyle Ketelsen bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Jauchzet dem Herrn à8
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Venite comedite
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Olivia Boen, soprano
Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Program
Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Olivia Boen, soprano
Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone

Program
Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) Missa brevis (2009)
Vytautas Miškinis (b. 1954) O sacrum convivium (2000)
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Ave verum corpus in Eb
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (1918)
John Stainer (1840-1901) I saw the Lord for double chorus
Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) O salutaris hostia (2009)
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Tantum ergo in D

Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Missa Misericordiae Domini (1958)
Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Tibi laus, tibi gloria for double chorus
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) Te Deum laudamus
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Émile Paladilhe (1844-1926) Messe Solennelle de la Pentecôte (1898)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Veni sancte spiritus, K. 47
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) If Ye Love Me
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Charles Wood (1866-1926) Communion Service in C minor (pub. 1927)
Thomas Tomkins (1572-­1656) O clap your hands together à5
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) O God, the king of glory à5
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Ecce sacerdos magnus (1888)
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) Messe in Es for double choir “Cantus Missae” (1878)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) O, clap your hands (1920)
James MacMillan (b. 1959) Data est mihi omnis potestas from The Strathclyde Motets (2007)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Communion Service in B-flat (1879)
John Ness Beck (1930-1987) Canticle of Praise (1964)
Everett Titcomb (1884-1968) I will not leave you comfortless (1934)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

For those who haven't heard, my friend and colleague J. Mark Baker died suddenly on April 5th. He and his group were midway through the rehearsal period for their spring program, having last met just a few days prior. We decided to turn this into a tribute/memorial concert, revising the repertoire to include some of his favorite music, most of which MCC had performed before. It's a lovely mix, and there will be two opportunities for the audience to join in the singing. If you're in or near Milwaukee, I hope you'll gather with us for this special event.

PROGRAM
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Master Tallis’s Testament

Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
from Frostiana:
The Road Not Taken
Choose Something Like a Star

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Fahr’ wohl, Op. 93a, No. 4
Im Herbst, Op. 104, No. 5
O süßer Mai, Op. 93a, No. 3

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Baci soave e cari

Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
from Fragments from his dish:
Christmas Day – 1666

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
arr. Proulx
O God, beyond all praising

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
O quam gloriosum

Daniel Gawthrop (b. 1949)
Sing Me to Heaven

trad.
Wondrous Love

Paul Manz (1919-2009)
E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

Gerald Cohen (b. 1960)
Adonai Ro’i

arr. Roy Ringwald (1910-1995)
Deep River

Herbert Howells
God be in my head

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Passion Chorale from the St. Matthew Passion

J. S. Bach
Air on the G String

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Mass for Four Voices
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Quam dilecta tabernacula tua (1916)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Missa “Ave Domine Jesu Christe”
Giovanni Matteo Asola (c. 1532-1609) Surrexit pastor bonus
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Nathaniel Dett: Ave Maria
Dett: Chariot Jubilee
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Ball State University Choirs
Andrew Crow, Director of Choral Activities

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) Messe in Es, JWV57 (1856)
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Jubilate Deo “Collegium Regale” (1944)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Second Service
Ned Rorem (1923-2022) Praise Him who was crucified (1986)