Bay Choral Guild's 30th Subscription Season 2008-2009

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Welcome the Holiday season as we present Christmas music from Russia and Eastern Europe. In addition to Tchaikovsky’s Cherubic Hymn and Bortniansky’s Sacred Concerto #6, we perform anthems and carols by composers from Estonia, Ukraine and Romania. In the grand tradition of Russian choral music, these glorious compositions are both majestic and simple, some familiar, some unfamiliar in the West, but all are resplendent with extraordinary power and grace.

Maurice Durufle’s transcendent Requiem highlights our exploration of French Choral music. We also feature works by Faure, Boulanger, Saint Saens and Debussy, all masters of the French choral tradition. From the glorious simplicity, elegance and subtlety of Faure’s “Cantique de Jean Racine” to Lili Boulanger’s luminous “Hymne au soleil” and Debussy’s expressive “Trois Chanson”, our program will transport and enchant you.

In a true choral odyssey, our June concert will transport you to the four corners of the world. From China and the wild steppes of Mongolia, we travel from country to country, continent to continent, sampling a global collection of folk song arrangements and indigenous works. Our journey ends close to home with a set of well-loved American folk songs, including "Camptown Races" and "O Shenandoah". Join us for a wonderful evening featuring works drawn from the world’s rich treasure of choral music.

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