Evening and Morning – Music to Lighten Our Darkness

Evening and Morning – Music to Lighten Our Darkness

Saturday, May 9, 7:30 pm; Sunday, May 10, 4 pm

The Church of the Pilgrimage, 15 Town Square, Plymouth

Artistic Directors William B. Richter, conductor, and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly, organ

Tickets: $25 general, $20 seniors & students over 18, free for Card to Culture attendees and children 18 and under, available at pilgrimfestivalchorus.org, and at the door to capacity

Pilgrim Festival Chorus’s spring concert, “Evening and Morning – Music To Lighten Our Darkness,” will be a study in contrasts, featuring “Sunrise Mass” by Ola Gjeilo and “Solemn Vespers” by W. A. Mozart. Gjielo, a native of Norway, is one of the best-regarded living composers. He describes his “Sunrise Mass,” commissioned in 2007, as “a musical journey evolving from transparent and spacey to earthy and warm… from nebulous and pristine, through more emotional landscapes, to ultimately solid groundedness – as a metaphor for human development from child to adult, or as a spiritual journey.” Mozart’s “Vesperae solennes de confessore” (or “Solemn Vespers”) was written in 1780, his final composition for Salzburg Cathedral. The music was intended for evening services and includes some of his most sublime writing. Both pieces will be accompanied by orchestra and The Church of the Pilgrimage’s three-manual Roche pipe organ.

About the Pilgrim Festival Chorus

Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC) is a 90-member premier, welcoming community choral ensemble, comprised of experienced vocalists from 20 South Shore communities. Marking its 26th season, the chorus is led by artistic directors William B. Richter and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly. Pilgrim Festival Chorus is dedicated to presenting diverse choral works that educate, enrich, and engage both its members and its audiences. 

PFC is pleased to participate in the Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Reserve tickets on our website. Pilgrim Festival Chorus is supported, in part, by grants from Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and its local cultural councils in Middleborough, Plymouth, and Scituate.

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