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March 2019
Master Chorale presents: Viva Italia! Church Works and Opera Choruses from 19th Century Italian Masters
Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Gioachino Rossini are best known for their immortal contributions to the history of opera, but each of these composers poured themselves into liturgical works for choir equal in every measure to their dramatic masterpieces. The adult ensemble of the Buffalo Niagara Choirs is excited to present Verdi's Ave Maria, Puccini's Requiem Æternam, and selections from Rossini's Petite Mess Solennelle on a program that also highlights the contributions of Italian women who composed sacred music. The…
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Master Chorale presents: Songs of Paradise: Fauré’s Requiem in Late-Romantic France
We conclude our dynamic 2018-2019 season with one of the all-time masterworks for voices and instruments, the Requiem Mass of Gabriel Fauré. We feature this work in its original setting for choir and small orchestra on a program that celebrates the musical legacies of late-romantic French master composers. The music of Fauré's predecessor as organist of Paris's La Madeleine, Camille Saint-Saëns will also be heard alongside works by Fauré's great pupil, Lili Boulanger - the first woman to win the…
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