14 Feb, 2014 - 2013-2014,2013-2014 Concerts,Concerts
An area concert premiere of Britten’s unique 1964 work inspired by Japanese Noh theater. Cantate will present a fully mounted production with new choreography by renowned performance artist Shizumi Shigeto Manale. Also on the program is the world premiere of Chidori for women’s voices and koto, the Japanese string instrument, by acclaimed composer Gary Davison and another new […]
13 Oct, 2013 - 2013-2014,2013-2014 Concerts,Concerts
Cantate concludes its year-long focus on Benjamin Britten with a festive look at the composer’s era through the lens of his correspondence with musical contemporaries. On the program will be works by Francis Poulenc, Dmitri Shostakovich, Imogen Holst, Aaron Copland, Percy Grainger, and Lennox Berkeley. Excerpts from letters they exchanged with Britten will also be […]
12 Oct, 2013 - 2013-2014,2013-2014 Concerts,Concerts
Our second concert, A Britten Holiday, features the seasonal favorite A Ceremony of Carols and gems from the lesser-known Britten repertoire explored on Cantate’s new CD A Britten Holiday, recently recorded at Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C.; highlights from both the concert and CD include Chorale After an Old French Carol and the fascinating Christ’s Nativity, written when […]
1 Sep, 2013 - 2013-2014,2013-2014 Concerts,Concerts
A rare presentation of Britten’s edition of the Mozart Requiem. Plus: Cantata Misericordium, the composer’s take on the Good Samaritan tale, and Serenade for Tenor, Horns, and Strings. [one_half] Friday, Nov 22, 2013, 8:00 pm St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 4900 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008 [/one_half] [one_half] Program Mozart Requiem, Britten edition Cantate Misericordium, opus […]
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