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Maurice Greene (1696-1755) O Praise the Lord
César Franck (1822-1890) O salutaris hostia (1862)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Bernhard Klein (1793-1832) Auf dich, o Herr, vertrauet meine Seele
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Ave verum corpus à4, CG120
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450-1517) Panem de caelo
César Franck (1822-1890) Panis angelicus
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

John Tavener (1944-2013) The Lord’s Prayer (1982)
David White (b. 1959) A Garland for Saint Anne (2017)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Giovanni Croce (1557-1609) Ego sum pauper et dolens
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591) In nomine Jesu
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus

Anthony Parnther Conductor
Eugene Rogers Guest Chorus Conductor
Janai Brugger Soprano
Sankara Harouna Baritone

Program
Anton Bruckner Psalm 150
Margaret Bonds Credo
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus

Anthony Parnther Conductor
Eugene Rogers Guest Chorus Conductor
Janai Brugger Soprano
Sankara Harouna Baritone

Program
Anton Bruckner Psalm 150
Margaret Bonds Credo
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2

Grant Park Chorus

Christopher Bell, conductor

Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Benedicam Dominum qui tribuit mihi intellectum
Gregor Aichinger (c. 1565-1628) Adoramus te Christe
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Grant Park Chorus

Christopher Bell, conductor

Verdi’s Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer’s ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva soprano
Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
John Osborn tenor
Maharram Huseynov bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) Messe in Es for double choir “Cantus Missae” (1878)
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) O sacrum convivium (1937)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) O salutaris hostia
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Verdi’s Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer’s ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva soprano
Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
John Osborn tenor
Maharram Huseynov bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Verdi’s Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer’s ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva soprano
Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
John Osborn tenor
Maharram Huseynov bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Verdi’s Requiem Mass, in its fervent quest for eternal rest, stands as a powerful demonstration of the composer’s ability to harness the human voice. Hailed by NPR as “simply magnificent” for their two-time Grammy Award-winning CSO Resound recording of this work, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by a thrilling quartet of international singers to once again deliver a masterful blend of passion and precision.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Elena Guseva soprano
Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
John Osborn tenor
Maharram Huseynov bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Donald Palumbo guest chorus director

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa Salve Regina à5
Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Duo seraphim à12
Everett Titcomb (1884-1968) Let Us Bless the God of Heaven
Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Te Deum “Collegium Regale”
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Missa in C “Sparrow Mass”, K. 220
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Veni Sancte Spiritus à5
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Confirma hoc Deus à5
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591) Factus est repente
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Thomas Tomkins (1572-­1656) First Service
Ned Rorem (1923-2022) God Is Gone Up (1986)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa Regina Caeli à4
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) O, clap your hands (1920)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Am Himmelfahrtstage à8, from Sechs Sprüche, op. 79
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) Missa brevis (2009)
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Viri Galilaei à5 (prima pars)
Dulos Couillart (fl. 1534) Viri Galilaei
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum