Opus 7: Show Us Your Mercy
$20-$40 (students pay-as-able); see event description for details
- Joseph Adam, positive organ & piano
Ildebrando Pizzetti — Tre composizioni corali (No. 2: Ululate)
Josef Rheinberger — Fünf Motetten nach Psalmtexten, Op. 40 (No. 2: Warum toben die Heiden)
Felix Mendelssohn — Mitten wir im Leben sind, Op. 23, No. 3
Charles Ives — Psalm 67
Henry Purcell — O Lord, Rebuke Me Not, Z. 40
Karol Szymanowski — Stabat Mater, Op. 53 ("IV. Fac me tecum pie flere")
Georg Schumann — Three Motets for mixed choir, Op. 52 (No. 3: Herr, erhöre meine Worte)
Felix Mendelssohn — Die Deutsche Liturgie, MWV B 57 ("I. Kyrie")
Krzysztof Penderecki — A Polish Requiem
Peter Hallock — Show Us Your Mercy, O Lord
Pierre Villette — Attende Domine
Felix Mendelssohn — Lobgesang ("Hymn of Praise"), Op. 52, MWV A 18 (No. 5: I waited for the Lord)
Georg Schumann — Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist es, Op. 31, No. 2
Gwyneth Walker — A Prayer of Compassion
William Albright — Chichester Mass ("V. Agnus Dei")
Opus 7 presents a powerful concert for the Lenten season with music that expresses mercy and hope. Contemplate the solemnity of the season in Seattle's most iconic sacred space with lush romantic works by Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, Georg Schumann, Pizzetti, Szymanowski, and Villette. Hear the crystalline, plaintive melodies of Henry Purcell along with American composers William Albright, Gwyneth Walker, and Seattle's own Peter Hallock. The central work of this concert is the Agnus Dei from Krzysztof Penderecki's A Polish Requiem, written in 1981 and dedicated to Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński of Poland, who fought to defend the Catholic faith and liberate his country from communist rule. Guest artist Joseph Adam, positive organ & piano.
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Tickets:
Preferred seating: $40 in advance
General seating: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
Seniors: $20 in advance, $24 at the door
Students: Pay as able at the door with student ID