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Pierre de Manchicourt: Requiem Chalice Consort begins the 2008-2009 season with a program that features the Bay Area premiere of Pierre de Manchicourt's stunning Requiem. From its first bar, this neglected Franco-Flemish Renaissance masterpiece bathes the listener in strains of unearthly glory. In our performance, the polyphonic setting of the Requiem Mass Propers will be framed with appropriate liturgical chants. We hope you enjoy this timeless meditative experience and are inspired to follow our progress throughout the coming year. Read more about Manchicourt and the Requiem. November 8, 2008 - 8:00 p.m. November 9, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students. $2 discount for advance online purchase |
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Gottfried August Homilius: Magnificat in A & Jauchzet dem Herrn (Bay Area premieres) Epiphany is the Christian feast day which celebrates the relevation of God in human form as Jesus Christ. While both Western and Eastern Christians celebrate Epiphany, they differ on the actual historical event that the feast day celebrates. The Western Christians commemorate the coming of the Magi, and the Eastern Christians celebrate the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan. Whether you believe in one, the other, or whether you just enjoy the joyous music, come explore with us some of this music which commemorates an oft-overlooked holiday after Christmas, in a program featuring the spectacular double choir setting of the Magnificat in A by Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785), which utilizes antiphonal effects similar to those in the motets of his great teacher, Johann Sebastian Bach. January 17, 2009 - 8:00 p.m. January 18, 2009 - 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students. $2 discount for advance online purchase |
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Spring is in the air and you can hear the anticipation and joy in the plentiful Renaissance and Baroque music which accompanies this season. Come join us as we launch into the lively Spring! March 15, 2009 - 8:00 p.m. March 16, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
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Chalice Consort will open its 2009 season with the exploration of the Portuguese school of Renaissance composers, with a focus on Manuel Cardoso's Requiem. This music as a movement came to maturity relatively slowly; being one of the countries at the edge of the European continent, many Portuguese composers remained untouched by some of the Renaissance music advancements occurring in Italy and elsewhere. As a result, their music became an interesting hybrid of different musics, old and new. Cardoso was one of Duarte Lobo's contemporaries (whom we perform in our November 2008 concerts) and is considered the composer that was most successful at mixing old and new.
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