Winter Solstice: A Budding Morrow

Join the ECMC and guest artists organist Paolo Bordignon and award winning mezzo soprano Rosalie Grace Sullivan as we mark the solstice with the music of composers of our time.  Come and experience Maurice Duruflé’s transcendent and ethereal Messe ‘Cum Jubilo’ and celebrate the music of composers important to the life of our chorus and our city as we sing some of the finest and most poignant works of contemporary repertoire for men’s chorus.  Featuring works by Ned Rorem, Lee Hoiby, Stephen Paulus, Mark Adamo, David Hurd, and Eric Whitacre.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at door (Students & Seniors: $15 in advance, $20 at door)

Winter Solstice: A Budding Morrow

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009, 8PM

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament

152 West 71st St,  New York, NY (map)   *Wheelchair accessible

Tickets for Fri, Dec 4, 8pm

Tickets available at the door.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2009, 4PM

Church of St. Ann & The Holy Trinity

157 Montague St,  Brooklyn, NY 11201 (map)   *Wheelchair accessible

Tickets for Sun, Dec 13, 4pm

Tickets available at the door.

Program

lux aurumque      eric whitacre  |  edward esch
latin translation: charles anthony silvestri

messe `cum jubilo’      maurice duruflé
paolo bordignon, organist
nathan d. fuhrman, baritone

kyrie
gloria
sanctus
benedictus
angus dei

love bade me welcome      david hurd  |  george herbert

the poet speaks of praising      mark adamo  |  rainer maria rilke
german translation: john mood
semi-chorus:
aldrin j. arche
richard bränström
philip cotty
nathan d. furhman
andrew huang
paul richard
jeremy ritz

things change, Jo      mark adamo
from the opera little women

I am alone      paul moravec  |  terry teachout
from the opera the letter
rosalie sullivan, mezzo soprano

love alone      ned rorem  |  paul monette
paolo bordignon, piano primo

last letter home      lee hoiby  |  jesse givens
for the fallen in iraq

there is a budding morrow in midnight      david hurd  |  christina rosetti

my heart leaps up      paul moravec  |  william wordsworth

your song      paul moravec  |  w.h. auden
rosalie sullivan, mezzo soprano

sweet soul      stephen paulus  |  george herbert

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York Department of Cultural Affairs.