Shakespeare describes how the morning light performs a “heavenly alchemy” on the landscape. He refers to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the transformation of base metals into gold. The voices of individual singers are like base metals, which, given the right circumstances, undergo a seemingly magical transformation into a choral sound of pure gold. Join us for an afternoon of extraordinary choral music

Moya Henderson In Paradisum (1996)
Claudio Merulo Missa Cara la Vita Mia
Samuel Barber Reincarnations Opus 16, Nos.1 to 3
Claudio Monteverdi Three Madrigals
Gordon Kerry Alchemy (first performance)
Felix Mendelsohn Lift thine eyes; Denn er hat seinen Engeln
Johann Sebastian Bach Komm, Jesu, komm