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Past Seasons
2007-2008

Fall 2007
In This Tyme of Chrystmas
Advent and Christmas choral music from the 17th, 20th, and 21st centuries

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007; 5:00 pm
Swedenborg Chapel
Quincy & Kirkland St
Cambridge, MA

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007; 8:00 pm
First Lutheran Church of Boston
Berkeley & Marlborough St
Boston, MA

*Three motets for Christmas Day*	William Byrd (c. 1543-1623)
*Mass in g minor*	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
*Three Christmas settings*	Abbie Betinis (b. 1980)
*Cantatas for Advent and the Nativity* accompanied by Baroque violins and continuo	Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Suggested donation $15, Students & Seniors $10 GBCC VIP Discount Card applies

Spring 2008
Baroque Legacies
Innovations in choral music of the Baroque era, and their echoes in choral music of the 20th century

Sunday, April 6, 2008; 5:30 pm
Swedenborg Chapel
Quincy & Kirkland St
Cambridge, MA

Sunday, April 13, 2008; 5:30 pm
First Lutheran Church of Boston
Berkeley & Marlborough St
Boston, MA

*Libera me, Domine*	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525?-1594)
*Domine, exaudi*	Andrea Gabrieli (ca. 1533-1585)
*Sanctus* with an ensemble of period instruments	Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
*Beatus vir* with an ensemble of period instruments	Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
*Ye shall have a song*	Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Cantata BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich with an ensemble of period instruments	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
*A Child's Prayer*	James MacMillan (b. 1959)
*Psalmo Brasileiro*	Jean Berger (1909-2002)
Suggested donation $15, Students & Seniors $10 for discount advance tickets GBCC VIP Discount Card applies

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