The Choir of the College of William and Mary will be making a stop at Christ Church in St. Michaels March 21 on their spring tour this year.
The program will feature Brahms’ motet Schaffe in mir, Gott as well as two premiers: one of a Baroque choral masterwork and the other of a newly composed setting of an Irish folk song. Gregor Werner, Joseph Haydn’s predecessor at the Esterházy Court, composed his Missa Contrapunctata in 1756 for the liturgies of Lent and Advent. This choral masterwork received its modern premier, the first since the 18th century, in Hungary recently; the W&M Choir will give the American premier of this work.
The Choir will also give the premier of an arrangement of The Londonderry Air by William and Mary composer Robert LaRose ’16. Works by Barrie Cabena, Lukas Foss, Christopher Hoh, Richard Jackson, Giuseppe Pitoni, and Richard Strauss will complete the program. Admission is free and open to the public.
Celebrating 92 years since its founding, the Choir of the College of William & Mary continues to appear regularly both in the United States and abroad. The Choir has had the honor of performing twice for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II—most recently in 2007—and was one of four choirs invited to perform in concert with the United States Marine Band at the 1997 Presidential Inaugural on the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C. In February 2012, the Choir sang for the investiture of former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as William and Mary’s new chancellor.
William and Mary Choir
7 PM
Saturday, March 21
Christ Church
301 S. Talbot Street
St. Michaels
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