Of Sacrifice
Saturday 9 March 2013
St Ignatius Catholic Church, Toowong
The music for this concert explores the theme of sacrifice through some of the darkest moments of human history, and asks us to consider the sacrifices some have made so that others – and sometimes ourselves – might live. A man who sacrificed his life, so that others may have eternal life. A king who lost his son to save his people. The animals that have been killed in the name of human greed. The sacred land and indigenous cultures that have been destroyed in the name of progress. With this programme we aim to take you on a journey which visits people's lives fractured by sorrow and heartache, through to the search for forgiveness, redemption and healing.
St Ignatius Catholic Church, Toowong
The music for this concert explores the theme of sacrifice through some of the darkest moments of human history, and asks us to consider the sacrifices some have made so that others – and sometimes ourselves – might live. A man who sacrificed his life, so that others may have eternal life. A king who lost his son to save his people. The animals that have been killed in the name of human greed. The sacred land and indigenous cultures that have been destroyed in the name of progress. With this programme we aim to take you on a journey which visits people's lives fractured by sorrow and heartache, through to the search for forgiveness, redemption and healing.
- O Crux – José de Baquedano
- Stabat Mater – Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki
- O Sacrum Convivium – Olivier Messiaen
- When David Heard – Thomas Weelkes
- Earth Teach Me – Rupert Lang
- How Shall We Sing in a Strange Land? – Joseph Twist
- There Will Come Soft Rains – Ivo Antognini
- Hush: On the Death of a Bush Church – Iain Grandage
- The Elephant (from A Medieval Bestiary) – R. Murray Schafer
- Greater Love Hath No Man – John Ireland
- Lux Aurumque – Eric Whitacre
- O Vera Digna Hostia (from Sequence for St Wulfstan) – Tarik O'Regan
- Oread Farewell – Dan Forrest
Singers
Soprano: Shannon Atkin, Katherine Chan, Bronwyn Mitchell, Sarvenaz Monfaredi, Rebecca Thomas
Alto: Stephanie Eaton, Celia Fitz-Walter, Nicki Jenkins, Alisen McLeod
Tenor: Chris Bradley, Tom Marshall, Tim Smetham,
Bass: Michael Bradshaw, Robin Maurer, Jim McNicol
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Soprano: Shannon Atkin, Katherine Chan, Bronwyn Mitchell, Sarvenaz Monfaredi, Rebecca Thomas
Alto: Stephanie Eaton, Celia Fitz-Walter, Nicki Jenkins, Alisen McLeod
Tenor: Chris Bradley, Tom Marshall, Tim Smetham,
Bass: Michael Bradshaw, Robin Maurer, Jim McNicol
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