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Journey of Faith: A Musical Tribute to Mother Teresa
Ticketing Information
The repertoire for this concert is selected to prompt reflection on Mother Teresa’s life of service and to provide inspiration for our individual journeys. Mother Teresa offers an example of selfless charity, with meaning for our own times. Featured are four US premieres by Thoma Gaqi, Genc Tukiçi, Holst, and Maestro Dante Anzolini, as well as pieces by three living US composers with ties to New York City: Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, and Missy Mazzoli.
Performers
Dante Anzolini, Conductor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Catherine Wethingon, Soprano
Sean Michael Plumb, Baritone
Tribute Chorale
Program
GABRIEL FAURÉ Requiem
J. S. BACH “Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten” from St. John Passion
THOMA GAQI “Vallia me Daire” from Valle Simfonike (US Premiere)
GENC TUKIÇI “Vals Hyjnor” (Hymn for Mother Teresa) (US Premiere)
HERBERT HUGHES “Down by the Salley Gardens” (arr. Dante Anzolini, US Premiere of arrangement)
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE “I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls” from The Bohemian Girl
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS “The Call” from Five Mystical Songs
CÉSAR FRANCK Panis angelicus
GUSTAV HOLST “Act III: Interlude” from Sita (US Premiere)
NICO MUHLY No. 5 from The Last Letter
MISSY MAZZOLI These Worlds in Us
PHILIP GLASS “XI Paradise” from Symphony No. 5