Cappella Gloriana presents "Sacred Images"Date: March 7, 2010 Views: 2019 Location: California, USA Choir type: Professional Choirs Voicing: Mixed
Cappella Gloriana, San Diego's professional chamber choir under the direction of Dr. Stephen Sturk, presents a program called "Sacred Images," featuring a slide show of paintings by the internationally-known artist Gerrit Greve (www.gerritgreve.com). Greve has created thousands of paintings, but this program focuses on those with sacred themes depicting angels, the passion and crucifixion, and the Virgin Mary. Greve will narrate a slide show of his paintings and Cappella Gloriana will sing related songs and motets. The first performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas, California. The program will be repeated at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Church of St. Paul in the Desert, 125 West El Alameda, Palm Springs, Calif. Suggested donation of $15 at the door. For more information, call Cappella Gloriana at 619-291-3055.
The Program: ANGELS Ne timeas, Maria Tomas Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) Angelus ad pastores ait Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1510-1586) Der Engel sprach zu den Hirten Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) BARBER BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE To Be Sung on the Water Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Heaven-Haven (A Nun Takes the Veil) Samuel Barber Let down the bars, O death Samuel Barber The Coolin (The Fair Haired One) Samuel Barber BACH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE Fürchte dich nicht (BWV 228) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) INTERMISSION THE CROSS and PASSION Ecce Lignum Derek Keller (b. 1971) I Am the True Vine Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Signum crucis mirabile Cristobal de Morales (c. 1500-1553) THE VIRGIN MARY Ave Maria Josquin des Prez (c. 1450-1521) Dixit Maria Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) Magnificat (Short Service) Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
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