June 4, 2023 – October 15, 2023
Jun 2023
Solemn High Mass for Holy Trinity
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
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
Jun 2023
Riccardo Muti Conducts Beethoven Missa solemnis - Chorus Assistant Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
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
Jun 2023
Riccardo Muti Conducts Beethoven Missa solemnis - Chorus Assistant Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
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
Jun 2023
Riccardo Muti Conducts Beethoven Missa solemnis - Chorus Assistant Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Chicago
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
Jul 2023
Marin Alsop Conducts Esmail and Beethoven - Guest Chorus Director
Chicago Symphony Orchestra • Highland Park
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
Janai Brugger, soprano
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Adrian Dunn Singers
Ayodele Drum & Dance
Jim Gailloreto Trio
Senn High School Choir
Program:
Reena Esmail: See Me
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (with African percussion and jazz interludes; “Ode to Joy” text by Tracy K. Smith)