Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Gloria! Renaissance & Baroque Masterworks for Christmas
$20 / $15 / $10
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi — Magnificat in C major
Heinrich Schütz — Ein Kind ist uns geboren
Hans Leo Hassler — Verbum caro factum est
Peter Philips — O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck — Hodie Christus natus est
Antonio Vivaldi — Gloria in D major, RV 589
Natalie Ingrisano, soprano
Melissa Plagemann, mezzo-soprano
Fredrick Lokken, director
Giovanni Pergolesi – Magnificat in C major
Andrea Gabrieli – Angelus ad pastores ait
Heinrich Schütz – Ein Kind ist uns geboren
Hans Leo Hassler – Verbum caro factum est
Peter Philips – O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Jan Sweelinck – Hodie Christus natus est
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589
Enrich your holidays with the resplendent sounds of the master composers of the 16th – 18th centuries, as Bellevue Chamber Chorus (directed by Fredrick Lokken) celebrates the opening of their thirty-fifth anniversary season! Antonio Vivaldi’s exciting and ever-popular Gloria is the highlight of the evening, featuring soloists Natalie Ingrisano (soprano) and Melissa Plagemann (mezzo-soprano) accompanied by organ and chamber orchestra. The program also includes the stirring Magnificat of Giovanni Pergolesi, and other jubilant works by Andrea Gabrieli, Heinrich Schütz, Hans Leo Hassler, Peter Philips, and Jan Sweelinck.
Tickets: $20; $15 seniors; $10 students (ages 12+); ages 11 and under FREE.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus is supported in part by the Bellevue Arts Commission and 4Culture.
About Bellevue Chamber Chorus
Bellevue Chamber Chorus, founded in 1984, performs a minimum of three major concerts each season, encompassing a variety of choral literature from the classical standards and contemporary works to world music, Broadway hits, and vocal jazz. The Chorus often joins other ensembles in performances of major choral/orchestral works, such as Mozart’s Vespers and Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Brahms’ Requiem, Rutter's Mass of the Children, and Ariel Ramirez' Misa por la Paz y la Justicia. The ensemble has premiered works by regional composers, including commissioned works for the Washington State Centennial Celebration, the grand opening of the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, a special 20th anniversary season commissioned piece, That Music Always Round Me, by Seattle composer, John Muehleisen, and co-commissions of pieces by Andre Thomas and Eric Whitacre. The Chorus has released three CDs, “Timeframes”, “Retrospective”, and our 2013 holiday CD, “Christmas Visions, Winter Dreams”. Bellevue Chamber Chorus tours often and has performed in Carnegie Hall, various locations in Europe, the International Music Festival (2000) in Sydney, Australia, and twice at the invitational Kathaumixw International Choral Festival in Powell River, British Columbia, where they won first place in 2008 in the adult mixed chorus category. Other performances include the Leavenworth International Choral Festival, the international “Rolling Requiem” in memory of September 11th, as one of the regional choruses in the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Choral Festival in Seattle, and in Kelowna, B.C. as part of the Okanogan Choral Society Series. The Chorus toured the south of France in the summer of 2017 and participated in the 22nd International Choir Festival in Provence, and the 9th International Choir Festival in Aveyron. The Chorus has been selected as one of only six choirs to perform in a special GSCC event “Welcome Home Morten Lauridsen” in October 2019. Bellevue Chamber Chorus has active memberships in the Bellevue Downtown Association, Greater Seattle Choral Consortium (GSCC) and Chorus America. The Chorus is supported in part by the Bellevue Arts Commission and 4Culture.
http://bellevuechamberchorus.org/