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Transcendence and Transformation

Photo of sunset over mountains in Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 3:00pm

Church of the Redeemer
5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210

Handel Choir of Baltimore & Chandos Singers
Melinda O'Neal conductor

Richard Giarusso, musicologist, conductor and singer, will offer a free lecture one hour before the concert.

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In Handel Choir of Baltimore's midwinter concert, Magnificat and Song of Athene by John Tavener and Arvo Pärt's My Heart's in the Highlands offer evocative ancient melodies and harmonies in appealing modern settings. The Choir also premières Song of the Shulamite, a sumptuous canticle of love on Song of Solomon texts by American composer Donald McCullough. Folk songs of the British Isles round out the program, here arranged by Holst, Grainger and Baltimore's own Stephen Caracciolo, among others.

See the complete program for this concert

Read Melinda O'Neal's program notes about this concert

Read Donald McCullough's notes on his composition and the text

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Baltimore Office of Promotion & the ArtsBaltimore County Commission on Arts and SciencesHandel Choir of Baltimore is a GuideStar Exchange Member (click here for more info)All programs of the Handel Choir of Baltimore are made possible by support from the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences and the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.