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THE WOUNDED HEART:
Songs of Passion & Loss
Christ Church Cathedral
FRI OCT 18, 2024 at 7:30PM
BENEDICT SHEEHAN conductor
An evening of passionate choral works by Maddalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, Laura Hawley and Anna Olson, culminating in the world premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s The Passion of Mary, a new exploration of the Christian Passion narrative from the perspective of Jesus’ mother.
“This piece is meant to be a more intimate, human, and feminine perspective on the death
of Jesus, rather than the more historical or dogma-focused account that one finds elsewhere.”
-Benedict Sheehan
CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS
Summit Country Day School Chapel
SAT DEC 21, 2024 7:30PM
SUN DEC 22, 2024 7:30PM
MATTHEW SWANSON conductor
VAE’s beloved Candlelit Christmas returns to the intimate chapel at Summit Country Day School. Music from across a thousand years is woven together into an unbroken tapestry of singing, all presented in contemplative candlelight. Hear the music of Judith Weir, Morten Lauridsen, Roderick Williams and other leading composers of today alongside the timeless plainchant and familiar carols of centuries past. Join VAE and fill the longest nights of the year with song.
Matthew Swanson will do a pre-concert talk at 7 pm before both performances.
“Music is inextricably tied to the Christmas season. We hope you’ll join us to hear songs both familiar and
new that share the hope, peace and joy of the holidays.”
-Matthew Swanson
VOICES IN EXILE
Christ Church Cathedral
SAT MAR 1, 2025 7:30PM
ELENA SHARKOVA conductor
Throughout Russia’s tumultuous history, its government forced into exile scores of its best talent: composers, performers, writers, dancers and artists. Those who stayed were forced to work under brutal censorship and live in fear. The Voices in Exile concert illuminates and celebrates the strength, ingenuity and faith that kept composers such as Schnittke, Sviridov, Chesnokov, Gubaidulina and Rachmaninoff working despite the heartache of immigration and the darkness of the brutal regime. Life-affirming songs of faith and soul-searching laments are intertwined with poems by Pasternak, Tsvetayeva, Akhmatova and more.
“As a musician, my reaction for everything is: how can I take what I know best, which is to form and interpret music, and elevate people who are oppressed.”
-Elena Sharkova
Past Concerts
