RECENT
2020/2021 SEASON ENGAGEMENTS
THE OLD CHURCH: SONGS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
The Interchurch Center
THE INTERCHURCH CENTER / APRIL 13, 2022
A noontime recital featuring a cappella and accompanied vocal quartet music, centering around the liturgical year.
Liz Lang, soprano
Meghann Vaughn, mezzo-soprano
Erik Rasmussen, tenor
Christopher Judd, baritone
Christopher Johnson, piano
Introit: Stephen Paulus, The Old Church
Pentecost: Ralph Vaughn Williams, Come Down, O Love Divine
All Saints Day: K. Lee Scott, Bright Mansions
Christ the King: Alice Parker/Robert Shaw, Ride On, King Jesus
Advent: Thomas Olivers, Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
Christmas: Johann Georg Ebeling, All my heart this night rejoices
Christmas: David Willcocks, Angels, from the realms of glory
Epiphany: Francis Poulenc, Videntes Stellam
Lent/Holy Week: Orlando Gibbons, Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Lent/Holy Week: Richard Redhead, Go to Dark Gethsemane
Easter: William Billings, Easter Anthem
Easter: 17th Century Dutch Melody, This Joyful Eastertide
Benediction: John Rutter, God Be In My Head
IN NATURE'S REALM: AN HOMAGE TO MOTHER EARTH
Musica Viva
ALL SOULS CHURCH NYC / MARCH 27, 2022
To usher in the season of spring, Musica Viva NY explores music for a cappella choir celebrating the natural world, and our place within it. From beautiful and thrilling The Peaceable Kingdom by Randall Thompson to the metaphysical and existential meditation of Alec Roth’s Earthrise, and the pop-inflected birdsong remix in Missy Mazzoli’s Vesper Sparrow, the program spans a breathtaking diversity of musical styles. The centerpiece is the world premiere of Momotombo, a new work by celebrated composer Gilda Lyons, commissioned by Musica Viva NY.
Musica Viva NY
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, artistic director & conductor
Trent Johnson, organ
Randall Thompson, The Peaceable Kingdom
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I say Ye to the Righteous
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Woe unto Them
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The Noise of a Multitude
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Howl Ye
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The Paper Reeds by the Brooks
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But These Are They That Forsake the Lord
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Have Ye Not Known?
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Ye Shall Have a Song
Gilda Lyons, Momotombo, World Premiere
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El tren iba rodando sobre sus rieles
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The baptism of volcanoes
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¡Momotombo! — exclamé
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Evocación
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Yo tenía quince años
Missy Mazzoli, Vesper Sparrow
Alec Roth, Earthrise
Earthrise Part I: Man’s Drive to Explore and Exploit
Earthrise Part II: Contemplation of the Earth Seen From Space
Earthrise Part III: A Plea for True Wisdom and Understanding