Saturday, May 26th • 4:00 pm
Featuring Mary Sims, soprano, and the LCH Choir and Men’s Schola
Scott Fikse, conductor
Mark Wong, organist
We invite you to join us for a special concert featuring the music of William Byrd and contemporary composers of the mass. Each section of Byrd’s Mass ordinary is paired with a later setting, creating a rich musical dialogue across the centuries. Organ, double organ, and piano 4-hands accompany various vocal groupings and larger choral ensembles in these musical offerings of timeless texts.
The other settings are Kyrie by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1871–1958), Gloria by George Malcolm (1917–1997), Credo by Edward C. Bairstow (1874–1946), Sanctus by Louis Vierne (1870–1937), Benedictus by Camille Saint–Saëns (1835–1921), and Agnus Dei by David Rossow (b. 1975)
Mary Sims comes to LCH from Portland, Oregon, home of the William Byrd Festival for the past 20 years. Mary is a regular participant in the resident ensemble Cantores in Ecclesia and is a specialist in the music of Byrd.
Tickets are $25 (general, including seniors) and $10 (students and military). Tickets on sale by cash or credit card at the door.