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CLARION CHOIR SINGS RACHMANINOFF AND STEINBERG
"a pensive and mystical performance" The New York Times (re: The Clarion Choir)
In recent years, The Clarion Choir has emerged as one of the country's preeminent vocal groups and has demonstrated a special affinity for Russian music. The New York Times described the Choir's January 2014 Rachmaninoff's Vespers as "singing with a hushed, intense intimacy that bloomed into a full-blooded, gorgeous sheen."
Now Clarion returns with selections from Rachmaninoff's incandescent Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (1910) and the New York premiere of Passion Week (1923) by his near-contemporary, Maximilian Steinberg, who was the protégé of Rimsky-Korsakov and mentor to Dmitri Shostakovich. Passion Week's eleven movements contrast soaring polyphony with hymn-like meditations in rich twelve-part texture that evokes the magnificent choral works of Rachmaninoff.
Last April, the Portland (OR) ensemble Cappella Romana gave the world premiere of Passion Week. Please click on the video at left to hear a sample of their performance. Then hear Clarion perform it live in New York:
Tuesday, October 28th
7pm - Introductory Conversation
8pm - Concert
Program: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Selections from the Liturgy of St. John
Chrysostom
Maximilian Steinberg - Passion Week (New York Premiere)
Performers: The Clarion Choir
Steven Fox, conductor
Come at 7pm to hear the saga of Passion Week's clandestine composition, its decades of concealment, and, finally, its journey to the United States, discussed by artistic directors Steven Fox and Alexander Lingas, of The Clarion Society and Cappella Romana, respectively, and Vladimir Morosan, one of the foremost authorities in Russian choral music.
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LocationChurch of St. Jean Baptiste (View)
184 East 76th Street (at Lexington Avenue)
New York, NY 10021
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 8 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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