OUT OF THIS WORLD – MAY 15, 2020
PROGRAM

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“The Fourth Day” From The Creation Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

 

And God Said: Let There Be Lights in the Firmament of Heaven
In Brightest Splendor Rises Now the Sun
The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God

Texts

Performed by Gabrieli, conducted by Paul McCreesh

 

Ascending into Heaven

Judith Weir (b. 1954)

 

Translation

Performed by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, conducted by Graham Ross

 

Sanctus  (from Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Messa da Requiem)

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are filled with your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
                    Requiem Liturgy

Performed by Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

 

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)

Song of Cherubim

 

We, who mystically represent the Cherubim,
And chant the thrice-holy hymn to the life-giving Trinity,
Let us set aside the cares of life
That we may receive the King of all,
Who comes invisibly escorted by the divine hosts. Alleluia.
                    Orthodox Liturgy

Performed by SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, conducted by Marcus Creed

 

The IncomprehensibleStephen Paulus (1949-2014)

 

Text

Performed by True Concord, conducted by Eric Holtan

 

Other Worlds Revealed (for wordless chorus Meredith Monk (b. 1942)

from Atlas)

Performed by San Francisco Symphony Chorus, conducted by Vance George

 

Contemplation of the Earth Seen from Space Alec Roth (b. 1948)

(from Earthrise)

Text

Performed by Ex Cathedra, conducted by Jeffrey Skidmore

 

Lux AeternaGyörgy Ligeti (1923-2006)

 

May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord,
with thy saints in eternity, for thou art merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.
                    Requiem Liturgy

Performed by Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by Frieder Bernius

 

Faire is the HeavenWilliam Henry Harris (1883-1973)

 

Text

Performed by Cambridge Singers, conducted by John Rutter

 

Psalm 148Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

 

Text

Performed by Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short