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Paula Shepard and Myra Durkin singing vocal duets, accompanied by Susan Youens. Works of Monteverdi, Faure, Schumann, Rossini, Brahms. Free. Sunday, April...
Orchestra and chorus of the Philharmonic Society of Arlington. Works of Pachelbel, Brahms, Bruckner, Monteverdi. Free. Sunday, March...
...peculiar situation when over 1000 people fill a church to hear a deeply religious work conforming to the strictest theological orthodoxy. It is even more bizarre in light of the contrast between the Christianity of Memorial Church (as aided by the Choir) and the Catholicism of Claudio Monteverdi's Venice in 1610. Monteverdi's exuberant celebration of the festival of the Virgin Mary outrageously flaunts Puritan restraint...
Despite the distances of time and character, the University Choir gave an excellent performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. The Vespers are made up of an introductory versicle, five psalms, a hymn especially for the Feast of the Virgin, and The Magnificat...
...Vespers program was another triumph for the University Choir. They filled Memorial Church for a program whose religious content was most likely anathema to many of their listeners. But it was the art of Monteverdi as sung by the Choir which was on display. The Choir has reinforced its strong reputation for the performance of early music...