Choralnet friends are warmly invited to join the Orange County Women's Chorus for our holiday program, "The Strangest Moment in History." The concert's title and repertoire come from one author's description of the Annunciation---the moment, in Christian tradition, at which Mary learns of her destiny as the virgin mother of a savior. The OCWC is joined by mezzo-soprano Deborah Winsor Williams, as well as flute, harp, piano, and organ.

 

Happy holidays!

 

Saturday, December 12, 7:00 p.m.

Newport Harbor Lutheran Church

798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach, CA

 

Sunday, December 13, 3:00 p.m.

St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church

18631 Chapel Lane, Huntington Beach, CA

 

$15, $12 with student ID

 

J.S. Bach: Quia Respexit

Paul Chihara: Magnificat

Christine Donkin: Magnificat

Alan Hovhaness: Quia Respexit and Omnes Generationes

Ryan McSweeney: Herself a Rose Who Bore the Rose (world premiere)

Joan Szymko: My Soul Magnifies the Lord (world premiere arrangement)

Z. Randall Stroope: Magnificat

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Magnificat

Antonio Vivaldi: Esurientes Implevit Bonis

Gwyneth Walker: Magnificat from "Bethesda Evensong"

Christopher Wicks: Anthem for the Annunciation of the Lord