University Singers: Come, Sweet Death
When:
Monday, March 2, 2020
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: $6 general public, $4 students with valid ID
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
A. J. Keller, conductor; Jack Reeder, graduate assistant conductor; Charles Foster, accompanist
Join the University Singers for a mid-season concert examining mortality through the art of centuries past. This program explores the concept of death through different perspectives from composers of various time periods, religious beliefs, and musical aesthetics, woven together thematically through Bach’s setting of the chorale Komm, Sußer Tod. Each of the chorale’s five verses is followed by a choral work elaborating on that verse’s theme. Featured composers include Purcell, Byrd, Brahms, Schütz, Randall Thompson, and David Lang.