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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan conductor
Yulia Van Doren soprano
Reginald Mobley countertenor
Ben Bliss tenor
Dashon Burton bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) Messe in A, op. 126
Anon. 16th century Rejoice in the Lord Alway
Adrian Batten (c. 1590-1637) Lord, we beseech thee
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Matin Responsory
Paul Manz (1919-2009) E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (1953)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Deo gracias, from Ceremony of Carols (1942)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) O thou that tellest, from Messiah
Bob Chilcott (1955-) O Emmanuel, from Advent Antiphons (2004)
arr. Barry Rose (b. 1934) People, Look East
arr. Stefan Claas Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (2007)
Kathryn Rose (b. 1980) Advent (2015)

Healey Willan (1880-1968) Missa Brevis No. XI (Missa Sancti Johannis Baptistae)
Johann Joseph Fux (c. 1660-1741) Deus tu convertens
Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545-1604) Jerusalem surge
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

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

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

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Missa Brevis in D
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

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

Juan Romero De profundis clamavi from the Música Colonial Archive
John Goldwin (1667-1719) I have set God alway before me
Congregational service music and hymns
Chant Propers from The American Gradual

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

Gregorian Missa pro defunctis

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

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

Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Missa Secunda
Johann Caspar Aiblinger (1779-1867) Meditabor
Hassler In te Domine speravi
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

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

Antonio Lotti (1667-1740) Missa brevis in Eb
Robert Führer (1807-1861) Recordare mei
Charles-françois Gounod (1818-1893) Ave verum corpus
Congregational service music and hymns
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Evening service in C (1909)
Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806) Benedicite Dominum
David White (b. 1959) O salutaris hostia & Tantum ergo (2017)

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