St. Martin's Chamber Choir

The Seven Last Words

Program notes from Artistic Director Timothy J. Krueger

     
  The Cross  
    Crux fidelis  King John IV of Portugal (1603-1656)
    Reproaches  Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
       
  The Anguish  
    Tenebrae Responsories  Healy Willan (1880-1968)
    In monte Oliveti * Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
       
  The Forsaking  
    My God, my God  John Blow (1649-1708)
    Eli, Eli!  Gyorgy Deak-Bárdos (1905-1991) 
       
  Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze
(The Seven Last Words)
Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
    Introduction
Sonata No. 1 “Vater, vergib ihnen”
Sonata No. 2 “Fürwahr, ich sag es dir” 
Sonata No. 3 “Frau, hier siehe deinen Sohn”
Sonata No. 4 “Mein Gott! Mein Gott!”
Sonata No. 5 “Ach, mich dürstet!”
Sonata No. 6 “Es ist vollbracht!”
Sonata No. 7 “Vater! In deine Hände”
Terremoto (Earthquake)
 
    * Denotes world premiere performance
 

Concert sponsors: Robert and Juanita Kniss

 

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