Fall 2010 — Transcendence

Allegra Martin, Director

Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 3 p.m.

Join us for music that will transport you to another place.  This December Cantilena will explore two major works for women’s chorus and harp.  Brahms’ “Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns, and Harp” sets a variety of texts that explore love, loss, and mystical places.  Holst’s “Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 3” sets four texts from ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns.  We will also be performing some of Daniel Gawthrop’s most beloved choral works, as well as two movements from Randall Thompson’s “The Place of the Blest.”  The concert will conclude with selections from John Rutter’s “Dancing Day,” arrangements of carols for treble chorus and harp.

The program will include:

Brahms

Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns, and Harp

Gawthrop

There is Sweet Music Here
Sing Me to Heaven

Randall Thompson (from The Place of the Blest)

The Place of the Blest
Alleluia, Amen

As well as selections from the Rig Veda, Holst, and Rutter

More about the performers:

Cantilena, a women's chorale under the direction of Allegra Martin, is an ensemble of approximately 30 singers, dedicated to performing music written for the treble voice. Our challenging and diverse repertoire spans from the 15th to the 21st centuries and includes works in many different languages and musical forms. We strive to introduce both our members and our audience to works they are unlikely to encounter in other forums, with an emphasis on music composed specifically for women's voices.

For more information about the concert, please send us an e-mail at info@cantilena.org.

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
630 Massachusetts Avenue
(corner of Mass Ave and Route 60)
Arlington Center, MA
(This venue is handicapped accessible)

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