Musica Sacra celebrates the magic of the season at Carnegie Hall. This festive evening includes choral selections from Bach’s Mass in B Minor and Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, plus works by Corelli, Handel, Poulenc, Helena Paish and Thompson.
Program
J. S. Bach: “Gloria in excelsis” from Mass in B Minor
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 in G Minor
G. F. Handel: Excerpts from Messiah
Francis Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium
Helena Paish: “While Mary Slept”
G. F. Handel: Concerto for Harp in B-flat Major, Op. 4, No. 6
Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël
Sergei Rachmaninoff: “Bogoroditse Dyevo” from Vespers
G. F. Handel: “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
Tickets range from $22.50 to $131.