November 28, 2021 – September 15, 2021
Nov 2021
Nicholas Kraemer conducts Messiah - Guest Chorus Director
Music of the Baroque • Skokie
The celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus makes its first regular season appearance since December 2019 in Handel’s most iconic oratorio: Messiah. Nicholas Kraemer leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus, Orchestra, and soloists in the ensemble’s first performance of the work in over a decade. Herald the holiday season with the dramatic tour de force that has captivated audiences since 1741.
Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone
Richard Croft, tenor
Benjamin Rivera, guest chorus director
Nov 2021
Solemn High Mass for Christ the King
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Office of Holy Communion “Collegium Regale”
Howells Jubilate Deo “Collegium Regale”
Howells Te Deum “Collegium Regale”
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Nov 2021
Solemn High Mass for All Saints' Day (transferred)
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Rejoice We All in the Lord (1986)
Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Missa Misericordiae Domini (1958)
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Justorum animae
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Beati mundo corde à5
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Oct 2021
Solemn High Mass
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Missa brevis in C, K. 258 “Piccolomini”
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) Blessed are those that be undefiled à5
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Benedic anima mea Domino
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Oct 2021
Solemn High Mass
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Henry Ley (1887-1962) Nine-fold Kyrie
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Communion Service in B-flat (1879)
William Mundy (c. 1529-1591) Adhaesit pavimento
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Oct 2021
Ordination to the Sacred Order of Priests
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Ecce sacerdos magnus
Harold Darke (1888-1976) Communion Service in F
John Sheppard (c.1515-1558) I give you a new commandment
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704) Alma Redemptoris Mater
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Oct 2021
Solemn High Mass for Michaelmas (transferred)
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Missa Brevis in Bb, K. 275
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591) Michael coeli signifer
Mozart Ave verum corpus
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum