Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8pm: Glory and Praise

A Commonwealth Composer Concert

November’s concert features Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Francis Poulenc’s Gloria. Premiered in the 1960s, both were influenced by jazz and popular music, and both exemplify the power of ancient sacred texts to express timeless desires for peace and spiritual transcendence.

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Francis Poulenc: Gloria

Salomon Sulzer: Psalm 111

César Franck: Psalm 150

Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Leo Balkovetz, tenor; Susan DeSelms, organist.

with organ, harp, percussion, and bass