2017–18 Season
Seven Last Words from the Cross
Te Deum Chamber Choir offered a choral reflection for the Lenten season with James MacMillan’s virtuosic masterpiece depicting the crucified Christ’s final utterances. Commissioned by BBC Television in 1994, it was first heard in seven nightly episodes broadcast for English audiences during that year’s Holy Week, and has been described by reviewers as “mesmerizing” and…
To Light the World
Te Deum Chamber Choir put the exclamation point on its 10th season with a program that showcased wide-ranging repertoire for choir and organ. The program included William Walton’s The Twelve, James MacMillan’s Te Deum, and works by Tavener, Pärt, McDowell, and Dove. Concluding the concert was a commissioned piece by award-winning German composer Ingrid Stölzel,…
Secret Service
It was against the law to be Catholic in Elizabethan England, so William Byrd composed Masses in secret. He composed a series of three Catholic Masses between 1592 and 1595, secretly presented in private homes to evade the possibility of imprisonment for treason. Byrd’s deeply personal and devout Masses represent a remarkable portrait of faith…
