51 by Bach, "Hallelujah" from Beethoven's "Mount of Olives," "Hallelujah" from Handel's "Messiah," "Alleluia" from "King David" by Arthur Honegger, with Michele McBride, Holly Fay, mezzo-soprano Kurt Loft Willett, tenor Boyd Schlaefer, bass-baritone, organ music of Bach, Piece d'Orgue, and Toccata from Widor's Symphony No. April 19, 10 A.M., "The Holy City" by Stephen Adams, "Allelujah" from Cantata No. April 16, 7:30 P.M., "Ye Now Are Sorrowful" from Brahms's "German" Requiem, "Precious Lord Take My Hand" by Jester Hairston, "I Want Jesus to Walk With Me" and "Pie Jesu" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem, "It Is Enough" from Mendelssohn's "Elijah," with Michele McBride, soprano Angela Norton, alto Alan Held, baritone choir and organ. April 12, 10 A.M., "We're Leading the Way for the King of Kings" by Ruth Elaine Schram, "The Palms" by Jean-Baptiste Faure, "Sanctus" from Gounod's "Messe Solemnelle," with children's choir, adult choir, organ, and Angela Norton, soprano, "Le Grand Choeur Dialog" by Eugene Gigout. DANBURY - First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue. "Hallelujah" from Handel's "Messiah," Toccata from Widor's Symphony No. by Alec Wyton, "Acclamation for Easter Day" by Gilbert Martin, with Joyce Erickson, soprano, and choir, brass quartet and timpani. Dutch carol "This Joyful Eastertide" arr. by Ferguson for snare drum, piccolo and voices. "Fanfare for Easter Day" by Jack Osserwaarde, French carol "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" arr.
John Passion" by Bach, "Psalm of Penitence" by Honegger, spiritual "Were You There?" April 19, 10:30 A.M., music by Flor Peeters, Gabrieli and Bach for brass quartet. by Darst, "Ride On in Majesty" by Harry Causey, with organ and choir. April 12, 10:30 A.M., Lenten carols with hand bells, children's music for recorders, Orff instruments and voice, "A Lenten Carol" arr. Wed., noon, Weinberger's cantata "The Way to Emmaus," with Joyce Erickson, soprano Paul Knox, organist. BRIDGEPORT - United Congregational Church, 877 Park Avenue. April 19, 8 and 10:30 A.M., Hallelujah from "Mount of Olives" by Beethoven, "Entrata for Easter" by Flor Peeters, "I Believe in Springtime" by John Rutter, with the Nutmeg Brass Quintet, choir, bell choir and organ. AVON - Christ Episcopal Church, 35 Harris Road. His austere character will be remembered by moviegoers who saw "Amadeus."Ī sampling of programs throughout the state is listed below, including those containing portions of Handel's "Messiah," which was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742. Also on the program is a work by Archbishop Colloredo, who hired, then fired, the rambunctious young Mozart. Mary's in New Haven, led by Nicholas Renouf. Several of his works will be performed at St.
He wrote 2,000 motets, madrigals, masses, canzonas, chansons and psalms before he died in 1594. During his life he served as musician and composer to aristocrats in Paris, Rome and Vienna, settled in Antwerp, and finally become Kappellmeister to the Duke of Bavaria. Orlando di Lasso, sometimes called Orlande de Lasso, just plain Lasso or even Lassus, was a Flemish composer ranked with Palestrina and Victoria among the best of the 16th century. James in London in November of that year the text begins, "The King shall rejoice." The work, composed to celebrate the victory of English and German armies over the French at Dettingen, near Frankfurt, in June 1743, was first sung at the Chapel Royal of St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church in Westport under the direction of the Rev. This year, the supply is plentiful as usual, and some music directors have dug deep to find works that are less frequently played but nonetheless inspiring.Īmong them is the so-called "Dettingen Te Deum and Anthem" by Handel, to be performed at St. EASTER music, prepared by choirmasters and organists throughout the state, traditionally hews to the classic and predominantly solemn repertory, as befits the significance of the holiday in the Christian calendar.