Shared Breath, Shared Song: Sacred Music Across Faiths
Cantemus Chamber Chorus
In December, Cantemus will perform three concerts of sacred music from a wide range of world religions. “Shared Breath, Shared Song: Sacred Music Across Faiths” features a rich variety of choral music representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sufism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
From Rachmaninoff's “Bogoroditse Devo” and Duruflé's “Ubi Caritas” to a Hebrew “Prayer Before Sleep” and an Islamic chant, “Zikr,” the chorus will wrap their tongues around Russian, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Spanish — and English.
The anchor work, the “Misa Criolla” by Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez, combines the folk music traditions of the indigenous peoples of South America with the forms and practices of Western art music. The chorus will be joined by a guitarist, three percussionists, and tenor soloist Josaphat Contreras (https://www.josaphatcontreras.com/).
The concerts will take place Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 166 High St., in Newburyport; Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:00 p.m. at First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Ave., Swampscott; and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church St., Gloucester. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.cantemus.org/concerts/tickets/.
From Rachmaninoff's “Bogoroditse Devo” and Duruflé's “Ubi Caritas” to a Hebrew “Prayer Before Sleep” and an Islamic chant, “Zikr,” the chorus will wrap their tongues around Russian, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Spanish — and English.
The anchor work, the “Misa Criolla” by Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez, combines the folk music traditions of the indigenous peoples of South America with the forms and practices of Western art music. The chorus will be joined by a guitarist, three percussionists, and tenor soloist Josaphat Contreras (https://www.josaphatcontreras.com/).
The concerts will take place Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 166 High St., in Newburyport; Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:00 p.m. at First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Ave., Swampscott; and Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church St., Gloucester. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.cantemus.org/concerts/tickets/.
For more information visit
https://cantemus.org/concerts/, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
166 High St.
Newburyport, MA 01950
United States
Type:
Recital & Concert