The 2011-2012 season includes performances across the United States and abroad. This list is by no means complete; it provides information about selected performances only. From time to time more information will be added to this list, so please check back for updates.
Teresa Bowers (flute) and Felix Hell (organ) will present the world premiere of Te lucis ante terminum" (Introduction, Theme and Five Variations) at a faculty concert at Gettysburg College.
Christ Chapel, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 30, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Bella Voce, Chicago’s premiere chamber choir, under the direction of Andrew Lewis, will present a concert of choral works by present day composers, including selections from The Hildegard Motets.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Chicago, Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, Sunday, October 16, 2011, at 4:00 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston, Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
VOX3 presents a concert of modern American songs and song cycles. The program will include the Chicago premiere of Frank Ferko's Merton Songs with baritone Brian von Rueden and pianist Myron Silberstein.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago, Tuesday, October 26, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL, October 29, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective has announced an exciting fall concert of recent choral music which will include "O verbum Patris," "O splendidissima gemma," and "Hodie aperuit" from The Hildegard Motets.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 West 65th Street (at Central Park West), New York, Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St., New York, Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
Commotio, Oxford's Contemporary Voices, conducted by Matthew Berry, will present a concert of recent choral music in Merton College Chapel, Oxford. The program will include music by Richard Allain, Richard Rodney Bennett, Javier Busto, David Hill, Francis Pott, and the European premiere of Frank Ferko's Christmas motet, The Snow Lay on the Ground.
Merton College Chapel, Oxford, UK, Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
Commotio, Oxford's Contemporary Voices, conducted by Matthew Berry, will present a concert of recent choral music in the magnificent acoustics of Douai Abbey. The program will include music by Richard Allain, Richard Rodney Bennett, Javier Busto, David Hill, Francis Pott, and the second European performance of Frank Ferko's motet The Snow Lay on the Ground.
Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, Berkshire, England, Saturday, December 31, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.
A two-day conference titled "Gregorian Chant and Modern Composition for the Catholic Liturgy: Charles Tournemire's L'Orgue Mystique as Guide" will include a series of organ concerts by various artists from around the United States. Organist Chad Winterfeldt will perform three movements from The Hildegard Organ Cycle: "The Construction of the World," "Articulation of the Body," and "Places of Purification."
Church of the Epiphany, South Miami, Florida, Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 4:15 p.m.
The BYU Singers, conducted by Ronald Staheli, will perform "O vis aeternitatis" from Hildegard Triptych in a concert of American choral music at Brigham Young University.
De Jong Concert Hall, Brigham Young University, Thursday, February 17, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
A Practical Program for Monks
The song cycle that won the AGO/Holtkamp Award from the American Guild of Organists in 1990 will be performed by tenor Phillip Adams and organist James Hildreth.
Summit on 16th United Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, February 26, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.
In 2004 New York's award-winning choral ensemble, Cantori, presented the highly successful New York premiere of this major work. Once again, under the direction of Mark Shapiro, Cantori will perform Stabat Mater in two New York locations. Soprano Rebekah Camm will join Cantori in these performances.
Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th St., Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 8:00 p.m.
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 522 West End Avenue, New York, Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.
In Mulieribus, conducted by Anna Song, will present a concert of works which focus on music by, and inspired by, Hildegard von Bingen. The program will include selections from The Hildegard Motets:
St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, Portland, Oregon, Saturday, April 29, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.