Opus 7: Phoenix

Peter Hallock — Phoenix
Ildebrando Pizzetti — Selected works
Gottfried August Homilius — Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Andrzej Koszewski — Selected works
Krzysztof Penderecki — Selected works

Join St. James Cathedral Resident Ensemble Opus 7, directed by Loren Pontén, for a stunning concert of dramatic choral music for the Lenten Season. This critically-acclaimed group is known for its glorious sound, ardent musicality, and innovative programming of late 19th- through 21st-century repertoire.

A featured work for this concert will be Phoenix by the renowned Seattle composer Peter Hallock. This evocative setting for choir, cello and harp is from an ancient Christian poem which references several Psalms depicting images of restoration and rebirth. Other striking music for Lent will include works by Mendelssohn, Homilius, Pizzetti, Koszewski and Penderecki.

About Opus 7

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