Rituals: East/West, Presented by the Mendelssohn Club
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square (1904 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103)
- Full Price:
- $28.00
- Our Price:
- $14.00*
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All offers for Rituals: East/West have expired.
The last date listed for Rituals: East/West was Sunday April 29, 2012 / 4:00pm.
2 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Wonderful sounds and music. I've never heard anything like it, but it was entralling.Written on Apr 30 2012
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Wonderful concert - beautiful venue. A delightful afternoon.Written on Apr 30 2012
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More Information About Rituals: East/West
Website
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Quotes & Highlights
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Description
Tse Lo Ga
Performed with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir.
This commission project explores composer Andrea Clearfield’s research in Tibet during 2008, whereby she studied ritualistic dance, chant and melody and their uses in Buddhist tradition. Clearfield writes, “Composing music can transport one to the far reaches of one’s imagination. Commissions often inspire me to explore places, subjects, sounds, and spaces that I might never have imagined, musical and otherwise. However, I had no way of knowing that my life would change as a result of a collaborative commission that would lead me to the top of the world.” As a result of her visit, the Tibetan community became interested in Clearfield’s documentation of their music, which had never been previously recorded. Clearfield’s project will involve dancers in collaboration with Maureen Drdak and Group Motion Dance Company, in addition to religious refugees from Philadelphia’s Tibetan community. The 15-minute multi-movement work for Mendelssohn Club and the PA Girlchoir (almost 200 singers total), plus woodwind quintet and percussion, will employ Tibetan melodies from Lo Monthang.
Fauré Requiem
Performed with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir.
Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 between 1887 and 1890. This choral–orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the best known of his large works. The most famous movement is the soprano aria Pie Jesu. Camille Saint-Saëns said of it, “just as Mozart’s is the only Ave verum Corpus, this is the only Pie Jesu.”
About the Ticket Supplier: Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
One of this country's oldest choruses, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia performs choral music to create a shared transcendent experience among its singers and audiences. Through the excellence of its adventurous performances, Mendelssohn Club advances the development of choral music as an art form.