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3:00 Organ Re-dedication Recital by David Schrader

4:00 Choral Evensong

Herbert Murrill (1909-1952) Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (1947)
Stephen Caracciolo (b. 1962) Service and strength (2017)
David White (b. 1959) O Salutaris & Tantum Ergo (2017)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Missa brevis in F, Hob. XXII: 1
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir à8 (1844)
Mendelssohn Lift Thine Eyes, from Elijah
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Vincenzo Ruffo (c. 1508-1587) Adoramus te Christe
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Verbum caro
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Laetatus sum
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Precatus est Moyses
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Franz Xaver Witt (1834-1888) Ave Maria
Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517) Vovete et reddite
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Domine in auxilium meum
Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) In te Domine speravi
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) Thy mercy, Jehovah
Giulio Bentivoglio (1864-1939) O salutaris hostia II
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) Si iniquitates observaveris
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Let the words of my mouth
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

The Festival’s 85th season comes to a thrilling close with Mahler’s monumental Resurrection Symphony, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, and two internationally renowned vocalists and Chicago favorites, Amanda Majeski and J’Nai Bridges.

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

The Festival’s 85th season comes to a thrilling close with Mahler’s monumental Resurrection Symphony, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, and two internationally renowned vocalists and Chicago favorites, Amanda Majeski and J’Nai Bridges.

Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627) Exsultate justi
Claudio Casciolini (1697-1760) Sacris solemniis
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Melody Moore, Soprano
Ewa Plonka, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Staples, Tenor
Nathan Berg, Bass-Baritone

Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life

A Mass of Life: A Celebration of the Human Spirit
Carlos Kalmar conducts this rarely performed, epic work—an exultant celebration intermingled with the contemplation of eternity—featuring the orchestra, an expanded chorus and an all-star line-up of vocalists

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Melody Moore, Soprano
Ewa Plonka, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Staples, Tenor
Nathan Berg, Bass-Baritone

Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life

A Mass of Life: A Celebration of the Human Spirit
Carlos Kalmar conducts this rarely performed, epic work—an exultant celebration intermingled with the contemplation of eternity—featuring the orchestra, an expanded chorus and an all-star line-up of vocalists

Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765-1846) Benedicam Dominum
Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517) Panem de caelo
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Jean L'Héritier (c. 1480–after 1551) Ave mater matris Dei
David White (b. 1959) A Garland for Saint Anne (2017)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Mahler's Symphony No. 8
Leonard Bernstein Centennial

Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Chicago Children’s Choir
Angela Meade, soprano
Leah Crocetto, soprano
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Paulo Szot, baritone
Ryan Speedo Green, bass

An evening of a cappella works, celebrating the legacy of music written by women will feature a world premiere commission by composer Lori Laitman.

Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Clara Schumann: Three Mixed Choruses
Louise Talma: A Wreath of Blessings
Fanny Mendelssohn: Nachtreigen
Caroline Shaw: And the swallow
Lita Grier: About Living
Melinda Wagner: From a Book of Early Prayers
Lori Laitman: Hands (World Premiere)
Thea Musgrave: Songs from On the Underground, No. 2, The Strange & The Exotic

Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor

Thomas Hoekstra (1941-2018) Psalm 8 (1996)
Antonio Bergamo (18th century) Tantum ergo
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

An evening of a cappella works, celebrating the legacy of music written by women will feature a world premiere commission by composer Lori Laitman.

Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Clara Schumann: Three Mixed Choruses
Louise Talma: A Wreath of Blessings
Fanny Mendelssohn: Nachtreigen
Caroline Shaw: And the swallow
Lita Grier: About Living
Melinda Wagner: From a Book of Early Prayers
Lori Laitman: Hands (World Premiere)
Thea Musgrave: Songs from On the Underground, No. 2, The Strange & The Exotic

Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor