The Austrian composer Anton Bruckner may be best-known for his symphonies, eleven immense orchestral works that are vast in scale and dimension.
But in his “day job” as an organist and choirmaster, he composed a wealth of exquisite sacred music for his choirs at Sankt Florian monastery (where he had been a choirboy in his youth) and at the cathedral at Linz.
Bruckner's ethereal Mass No. 2 in E minor, composed in 1866 to celebrate a new chapel in the Linz cathedral, is scored for eight-voice mixed choir and a small group of wind instruments. This Mass, widely acknowledged as among Bruckner’s best works, evokes the cathedralesque musical architecture of the Renaissance masters overlaid with the rich harmonies of the nineteenth century. The program also includes a selection of Bruckner's motets.
Plan to arrive at 3:00pm to enjoy a pre-concert talk by Neely Bruce, beginning at 3:15 in the auditorium.
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Sunday
May 5, 2019
4:00PM
Pre-concert talk 3:15pm
with Neely Bruce
Middletown High School
Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center
200 La Rosa Lane
Middletown, CT
Tickets on sale now:
$8-$35 in advance
$10-$40 at the door
Click HERE for tickets
And when you order before midnight on February 14, remember to use the SWEETHEART discount code for $5 off each ticket.
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Happy Valentines Day from the GMChorale!
We are looking forward to singing for you!
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