Malcolm will be the clinician for the children’s choir for the Music in Worship sessions for two weeks.
Malcolm will lead “Voices of Haiti” in traditional Haitian folksongs and other music for treble choir. Along with Wenson Delice and Johanne Francois, Malcolm will offer solo selections by Rossini and Handel. The concert will feature Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, and Carlo Bernini.
In an appearance with Andrea Bocelli, Malcolm directs “Voices of Haiti” for the opening of the Zefferilli Foundation.
In an appearance with Andrea Bocelli, Malcolm conducts “Voices of Haiti” in a performance for His Holiness Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome.
Multidimensional Magnificence is inspired by the many concerts produced by the American composer and conductor, Gregg Smith. Smith sought to create an aural experience for audiences and was inspired by the polychoral traditions of San Marco, Venice, Italy as well as the stereophonic tendencies of Charles Ives. From the glory of the double choir Bach motet Singet dem Herrn to the evocative electro-acoustic pieces, filament and Mille Regretz, the audience will have a surround sound experience. The concert culminates in Victorian splendor with a rendition of Parry’s Blest pair of sirens realized through dance and movement. As part of our season-long tribute to Leonard Bernstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth, we offer “Make our garden grow” from Candide.
| “Gloria” from Sacrae Symphoniae | Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612) |
| Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Blest pair of sirens | Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) |
| If music be the food of love | Gregg Smith (1931-2016) |
| filament | Ian Sturges Milliken (b.1984) |
| Hail, gladdening light | Charles Wood (1866-1926) |
| Psalm 67 | Charles Ives (1874-1954) |
| Mille regretz | Douglas Geers (b. 1968) |
| “Make our garden grow” from Candide | Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) |
The Harvard Club Festival Chorus and Orchestra present Handel’s Messiah and seasonal carols. Closed event for Harvard Club members.
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
The Dessoff Choirs ushers in the winter solstice with a concert of seasonal repertoire and contemporary arrangements of carols. The concert opens with Gregg Smith’s motet Alleluia: Von Himmel Hoch, a setting of the chorale tune of the same name. Brahms’s romantic and lush trilogy, Drei geistliche Chöre is performed by the sopranos and altos of the choir followed by the full choir singing three motets by living composers Ned Rorem, Nancy Wertsch, and James Bassi. We also celebrate Hanukkah with Simchu Nu, by Leonard Bernstein. A set of popular carols will complete the concert including a candlelit rendition of Silent Night for all to sing. Welcome Yule! is the perfect way to shepherd us into the holiday spirit.
| Alleluia: Von Himmel Hoch | Gregg Smith (1931-2012) |
| Carol: O come all ye faithful | John Francis Wade (1711-1786) arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
| Drei geistliche Chöre O Bone Jesu Adoramus te Regina coeli |
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| O magnum mysterium (Serenity) | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Wake, O Earth | Nancy Wertsch (b.1943) |
| Quem pastores | James Bassi (b. 1961) |
| Simchu na | Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) |
| Carol: Hark the herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arr. Daniel Fortune and Malcolm J. Merriweather |
| Light one candle | arr. Robert De Cormier (b. 1922) |
| Carol of the Bells | arr. Peter J. Wilhousky |
| Carol: Silent night | Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863) |
| “Hallelujah” from Messiah | George Friderick Handel (1685-1759) |
Join the Dessoff Choirs for an afternoon at James Chapel singing through one of the most beloved seasonal classics, Handel’s Messiah. Participants may join to sing or listen. The soloists will come from The Dessoff Choirs membership.
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
The Dessoff Choirs ushers in the winter solstice with a concert of seasonal repertoire and contemporary arrangements of carols. The concert opens with Gregg Smith’s motet Alleluia: Von Himmel Hoch, a setting of the chorale tune of the same name. Brahms’s romantic and lush trilogy, Drei geistliche Chöre is performed by the sopranos and altos of the choir followed by the full choir singing three motets by living composers Ned Rorem, Nancy Wertsch, and James Bassi. We also celebrate Hanukkah with Simchu Nu, by Leonard Bernstein. A set of popular carols will complete the concert including a candlelit rendition of Silent Night for all to sing. Welcome Yule! is the perfect way to shepherd us into the holiday spirit.
| Alleluia: Von Himmel Hoch | Gregg Smith (1931-2012) |
| Carol: O come all ye faithful | John Francis Wade (1711-1786) arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015) |
| Drei geistliche Chöre O Bone Jesu Adoramus te Regina coeli |
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) |
| O magnum mysterium (Serenity) | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) |
| Wake, O Earth | Nancy Wertsch (b.1943) |
| Quem pastores | James Bassi (b. 1961) |
| Simchu na | Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) |
| Carol: Hark the herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) arr. Daniel Fortune and Malcolm J. Merriweather |
| Light one candle | arr. Robert De Cormier (b. 1922) |
| Carol of the Bells | arr. Peter J. Wilhousky |
| Carol: Silent night | Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863) |
| “Hallelujah” from Messiah | George Friderick Handel (1685-1759) |
