We seek 4 tenors and 2 low basses to fill out our ensemble! Sunday evening rehearsals begin on Jan. 8, 2012 in Cambridge for March & April performances of works by Britten, Schütz, Braun, and Rachmaninoff (7 of the 15 movements of his “All-Night Vigil”). Samples of our sound are posted on our Media page.
We invite interested tenors and basses to schedule a half-hour audition on Thurs. Jan. 12 from 6:30 pm, Sat. Jan. 14 from 3:00 pm, Thurs. Jan. 19 from 6:30 pm, Sat. Jan. 21 from 3:00 pm, or another mutually agreeable time to be determined via email. Please email Walter Chapin at director@theorianaconsort.org, and include a summary of your choral singing experience. For the audition you’ll join a quartet of Oriana members to read excerpts from our repertory and to sing a difficult but brief choral part that you’ll prepare 2 days in advance. Please also bring a solo of your choice.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Concerts on December 9 and 11!
This weekend, Friday December 9 and Sunday December 11, hear the 27 voices of the Oriana Consort, along with a period instrumental ensemble and Oriana's own soloists.
Days grow short and nights lengthen as the year draws to its end — a time to think of peace and joy. Come listen, and let choral music from Christian and Judaic traditions draw you in!
Setting the mood:
Martin’s remarkable choral music, far advanced for 1922, allows the Mass to transcend its liturgical significance and draw the listener into a world of awe, mystery, and communion with universal human themes
Days grow short and nights lengthen as the year draws to its end — a time to think of peace and joy. Come listen, and let choral music from Christian and Judaic traditions draw you in!
Setting the mood:
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est — a burst of joy from the 16th century
- Hugo Weisgall: Yih’yu l’rotzon — this final verse of Psalm 19 is a solemn prayer in the Judaic service
- Abbie Betinis: Prayer for Peace — the spirit of Advent in words and music from a gifted young composer
- In dulci jubilo — in a variety of settings by Michael Praetorius, Robert Pearsall, and J. S. Bach
- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, how a Rose) — Praetorius’ original and familiar setting becomes the theme of Hugo Distler’s music as choir and soloists narrate the opening verses of the Christmas story
- Puer natus in Bethlehem — A boy is born in Bethlehem — in which Praetorius expands this chorale into a full concertato for choir, soloists, four viols, and continuo
Martin’s remarkable choral music, far advanced for 1922, allows the Mass to transcend its liturgical significance and draw the listener into a world of awe, mystery, and communion with universal human themes
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