The Conservatory Singers will present a concert of contrasting repertoire that illustrates love, war, and passing as interpreted through poetry and music. Music by Isaac, Bach, Barber, Bernstein, Pachelbel, and featuring Janequin’s La Guerre.
Lawrence Cummings, piano
Alex Lavoie and Gloria Bangiola, graduate assistants
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
This transcendent and unique setting of the Finnish Orthodox service was premiered at the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki in 1971, yet it has never been performed in its complete concert version of both Matins and Vespers in the United States. We are proud to collaborate the with the Erkko Foundation in presenting the U.S. premiere of this stunning work for a cappella choir and soloists in memory of Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Marc Day, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Matt Boehler, bass
Kent Tritle, conductor