The Lamentations of Jeremiah are five poems in the form of laments for Jerusalem and Judah, invaded and devastated by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. These moving elegies have inspired composers for centuries, perhaps most famously English Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis.
A sextet of singers will bring the Lamentations to life for our March First Mondays Concert. Accompanied by organist Mark Wong and joined by Duane Padilla (violin) and Aris Doike (cello), the ensemble will perform the first section of Tallis’s lush setting, as well as Charles Gounod’s composition inspired by the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71). Other laments and works of consolation will make up this strikingly beautiful program.
Our sextet is made up of Georgine Stark and Naomi Barrett, sopranos; Sarah Lambert Connelly, mezzo-soprano; Bowe Souza and Tomás Ramos, tenors; and Scott Fikse, bass-baritone.
The concert will be livestreamed on the our streaming page and the LCH Facebook page March 1 at 7:00 pm and then archived on the LCH Facebook page.
The concert is free; donations to support the concert series are gladly accepted (details below). Concert Program (PDF in a new window)
The First Mondays 2020–2021 Concert Series
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