Two California choruses have commissioned new works from Frank Ferko, and the world premieres will take place in May and June.
One is a setting of texts by Gertrude Stein, and the second work is officially
Ferko's fifteenth Hildegard Motet (the other 14 were composed between 1991
and 2002 for such distinguished choruses as Chicago's Bella Voce, the
Dale Warland Singers, and the Harvard Glee Club).
THREE BUTTONS (aka WHAT'S THIS?), for women's voices and piano, on texts
by Gertrude Stein, performed by the Peninsula Women's Chorus, conducted by
Martin Benvenuto.
Program Title: "Words from Paradise" - Spring concert series
Collaboration with Golden Gate Men's Chorus
May 9 at 4:00 p.m., Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco
May 16 at 2:30 p.m., Santa Clara University - Mission Santa Clara,
Santa Clara, CA
May 18 at 8:00 p.m., Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco
For more information visit: http://www.pwchorus.org/
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SPIRITUS SANCTUS VIVIFICANS VITA, for unaccompanied mixed chorus, on a text
by Hildegard von Bingen, performed in celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the Meistersingers, conducted by Brian Dehn.
Saturday, June 19 - 7:30pm
Red Hill Lutheran Church
13200 Red Hill Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
714-544-3131
Sunday, June 20 - 7:30pm
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
26801 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, 92675-2601
949-234-1360
For more information visit: http://www.meistersingers.org/performances/
May 12, 2010
Frank Ferko
