| Program |
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| O sacrum convivium (1937) |
Olivier Messiaen |
| (chorus) |
(1908-1993) |
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| And Hit a World, At Every Plunge (2007) |
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi |
| (organ solo) |
(b. 1963) |
| Commissioned for the 2008 AGO National Convention |
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| Pilgrims’ Hymn (from the opera, “The Three Hermits”, 1997) |
Stephen Paulus |
| (chorus) |
(b. 1949) |
| AGO 2008 Composer of the Year |
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| Sustinuit anima mea (from “De Profundis”, 1916) |
Marcel Dupré |
| (chorus and organ) |
(1886-1971) |
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| The Love of God (2007) |
Aaron Jay Kernis |
| (chorus and organ) |
(b. 1960) |
| Commissioned for the 2008 AGO National Convention |
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Verses Written on an Ecstasy (from “Ultimos Ritos”, 1970)
|
John Tavener |
| (chorus, solo quartet and tape) |
(b. 1944) |
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O Praise Ye the Lord (from “Hear My Words, Ye People”, 1894)
|
C.H.H. Parry |
| (congregation and organ) ed. Paul Lohman |
(1848-1918) |
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| intermission |
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| Te Deum (2005) - U.S. Premiere |
Siegfried Matthus |
| (solo voices, chorus, organ and orchestra) |
(b. 1934) |
| Composed for the reconsecration of the Frauenkirche in Dresden |
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| John Scott, organ |
| Philip Brunelle, conductor |
| Maria Jette, Sonja Tengblad, sopranos |
| Angela Young Smucker, mezzo |
| Lisa Drew, alto |
| Dan Dressen, tenor |
| Kevin Deas, bass |
| Magnum Chorum, Minnesota Boys Choir, |
| National Lutheran Choir, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus |
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