Gustave Doré, Deborah, engraving, 1865
She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you, 'Go, take position at Mount Tabor, bringing ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the Wadi Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into your hand [NRSV, Judges 4:6-7].'"
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
November 13, 2011
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Charles-Marie Widor
The organ voluntaries for Choral Eucharist this coming Sunday are from Charles-Marie Widor, Organ Symphony No. 4. The 10 organ symphonies by Widor performed by Hans Ole Thers on the 1879-1986 Olsen / Marcussen and Søn organ of the Helligåndskirken, Copenhagen, are available for free online listening by the Naxos Music Library. Check with your librarian. Cardholders of the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, ready to open their account online, click here: [BNQ]; cardholders of the Bibliothèque de Montréal click here: [BM].
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William Byrd
The Mass setting for Choral Eucharist this coming Sunday is William Byrd, Mass for four voices.
William Byrd composed three Masses: one for three, four and five voices.
Performance of the three Masses by the Choir of Winchester Cathedral, David Hill conducting. [musicMe]
Performance of the Mass for four voices by The Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier conducting. [Grooveshark]
Performance of the Mass for four voices by the Vassar College Choir, Christine Howlett conducting. [YouTube]
Performance of the Mass for five voices by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philip Ledger conducting. [musicMe]
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The Virtual Byrd Choir is the sacred music unit of the Virtual Wilbye Consort. Both activities, founded in Tokyo in 2001, rely on one Japanese male voice.
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Musica Orbium
Sunday November 13, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Sunday November 13, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Remembrance
Johannes Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem
Dan Locklair - Gloria in excelsis, from Brief Mass Paul Patterson - Kyrie and Gloria Healey Willan - Kyrie Eleison, from Missa Brevis 5 Musica Orbium Patrick Wedd, Artistic Director Stéphanie Manias, soprano Dion Mazarolle, baritone Anne-marie Denoncourt, piano Pamela Reimer, piano Christ Church Cathedral 1444 Avenue Union Montréal, QC H3A 2B8 |
In honour of Remembrance Day, we celebrate the living and remember those who have passed, through profound, eternal works composed by our contemporaries and those who have gone before them. From Willan’s stunning polyphonic Kyrie, to Locklair’s dynamic illumination of the Gloria. From the wild, jazzy rhythms and uninhibited outcries of Patterson’s striking Kyrie and Gloria to Brahms’ profound and majestic masterpiece, with which he changed the traditional ‘mass for the dead’ to point out a path of hope for mankind. We present the version for choir, soloists, and piano four hands as arranged by Brahms himself.
Click to go to the Musica Orbium website to order tickets.
The 5th Anniversary of the Bach Festival Montreal will take place from November 8 to November 20, 2011.
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On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 9, 10 and 11, The Montreal Symphony Orchestra will perform Johann Sebastian Bach, Saint John Passion. Click for details.
Click to go to ten free online performances of the Saint John Passion.