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Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana

Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana

Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Roussel Suite No. 2 from Bacchus et Ariane
Orff Carmina burana

Elena Sancho-Pereg soprano
Benjamin Bliss tenor
Elliot Madore baritone
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director
Chicago Children’s Choir
Josephine Lee artistic director
Alain Altinoglu conductor

Andrew Constantine, conductor
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano
Patrick Muehleise, tenor
Christian Bowers, baritone
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus, Benjamin Rivera, director
Fort Wayne Children's Choir, Jonathan Busarow, director
Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus, Dr. Nancy Menk, director

Mussorgsky — Night on Bald Mountain
Shostakovich — Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op. 102
Orff — Carmina Burana

Healey Willan (1880-1968) Missa brevis #5 in F# minor (1935)
Hugo Distler (1908-1942) Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet, from Die Weihnachtsgeschichte (1933)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

William Walton (1902-1983) Missa brevis (1965)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Vinea mea electa (1938), from Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806) Missa Quadragesimalis, MH 552
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Exaltabo te Domine
James MacMillan (b. 1959) Qui meditabitur (2010), from The Strathclyde Motets
Mode I Psalm 51
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Fiesta Coral Mexicana

Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Mass in G
Franz Xaver Witt (1834-1888) Gloria et honore for double choir
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) O nata lux à5
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Fiesta Coral Mexicana

Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.

André Caplet (1878-1925) Messe à trois voix (1920)
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Praise Our Lord, All Ye Gentiles à6
Caplet O Salutaris
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Fiesta Coral Mexicana

Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.

Fiesta Coral Mexicana

Celebrate the colorful and dynamic music of Mexico at this vibrant concert! We’ll sing Baroque masterworks from Puebla Cathedral, traditional folk music, luminous contemporary works, and popular favorites like “La Bikina” and “Besame Mucho.” Artistic Director Jonathan Miller undertook research in Mexico as part of a cultural exchange project, and his discoveries include works by contemporary composers Jorge Cózatl and Jorge Cordoba as well as works stretching back to the 17th century. Audiences will also hear three pieces commissioned for Chicago a cappella by Rodrigo Cadet, Novelli Jurado, and Julio Morales as part of the ensemble’s ¡Cantaré! Chicago composer-in-residence program. Prepared by guest music director Benjamin Rivera, this dazzling concert will shine a light on a spectacularly varied and brilliant musical world.

Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962) Edinburgh Mass (2001)
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Perfice gressus meos
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano (Santuzza)
Piero Pretti tenor (Turiddu)
Luca Salsi baritone (Alfio)
Ronnita Miller mezzo-soprano (Lucia)
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano (Lola)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano (Santuzza)
Piero Pretti tenor (Turiddu)
Luca Salsi baritone (Alfio)
Ronnita Miller mezzo-soprano (Lucia)
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano (Lola)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Anita Rachvelishvili mezzo-soprano (Santuzza)
Piero Pretti tenor (Turiddu)
Luca Salsi baritone (Alfio)
Ronnita Miller mezzo-soprano (Lucia)
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano (Lola)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe chorus director

Herbert Howells (1892-1983) St. Paul’s Service (1951)
Gary James (b. 1957) See What Love (1991)

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Nunc dimittis from Short Service
Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Missa Dixit Maria
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus
Jacques Arcadelt (c. 1507-1568) Hodie Beata Virgo Maria
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum