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2007-2008 Concert Season A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten Friday, December 14 and Friday December 21, 2007 at 12:15 P.M. A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 Benjamin Britten Christmas Carol Service Monday, December 17, 2007 and Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 24, 2007 at 4:00 P.M. Music of Hassler, Bruckner, Howells and Traditional Carols Founders Day Concert Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. Messe en sol majeur Francis Poulenc Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine Olivier Messiaen Cantata #192 "Nun danket alle Gott" J.S. Back Good Friday Choral Meditation Friday, March 21, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. Stabat mater G.B. da Pergolesi The Madeleine Festival Concert Sunday. April 27, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. Dixit Dominus R 807 Antonio Vivaldi From Quattro Pezzi Sacri Guiseppe Verdi Ave Maria, Laudi all Vergine Five Mystical Songs Ralph Vaughan Williams
2008
Madeleine
Festival
The Cathedral of the Madeleine
April 6-May 25, 2008
Bach and Beyond: The Music of Leipzig
April 6 at 8 pm
The internationally acclaimed Calmus Ensemble celebrates the musical heritage of their native city Leipzig, Germany. The ensemble, composed of soprano Anja Lipfert and graduates of Leipzig’s famed St. Thomas Boy’s Choir, brings an exquisite lyricism and masterful intonation to this evening’s concert of a cappella music.
Monteverdi’s Vespers
April 13 at 8 pm
The award-winning University of Utah Singers under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred performs Claudio Monteverdi’s monumental Vespers of the Blessed Virgin. Musicologist Jeffrey Kurtzman of Washington University will discuss Monteverdi’s choral masterpiece at a pre-concert lecture on Sunday, April 13 at 7:00 pm.
A Tapestry of African-American Song
April 20 at 8 pm
Acclaimed Boston Soprano Christina DeVaughn joins the Salt Lake Chamber Singers under the direction of Lyle Archibald in a stirring performance of Spirituals, hymns, and American folk songs. Concert’s highlights include such favorites as Shenandoah, There is a Balm in Gilead, and Ride On, King Jesus.
Vivaldi, Verdi & Vaughan Williams
April 27 at 8 pm
The Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Gregory Glenn perform Antonio Vivaldi ‘s Dixit Dominus R807, recently rediscovered in 2005. The concert also features two of Giuseppe Verdi’s Quattro Pezzi Sacri as well as Ralph Vaughan Williams’s 1911 setting of the poetry of George Herbert. The Five Mystical Songs for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra features soloist Tyler Oliphant.
Olivier Messiaen and The Language of Mystical Love
May 4 at 8 pm
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, Cathedral Organist Dr. Douglas O’Neill performs two of the French composer’s most profound works for organ: L’Ascension: Quatre Méditations Symphoniques and Les corps glorieux: Sept visions brèves de la vie des ressuscités. Cathedral Music Director Gregory Glenn will share his insight into the one of the 20th century’s most significant composers.
Red Rock Rondo: A Musical Trek through Zion Canyon
May 11 at 8 pm
Folk musicians Kate MacLeod and Hal Cannon join chamber folk music ensemble blue haiku (Phillip Bimstein, Charlotte Bell, Flavia Cervino-Wood and Harold Carr) in performing Red Rock Rondo. Drawing upon an array of musical styles and a lively assortment of instruments, the group celebrates in song the life and history of Zion National Park.
The Madeleine Award Dinner
May 25 at 6 pm
In honor of Gregory Glenn
The 2008 Madeleine Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts and Humanities will be presented to Gregory Glenn, Director of Music and Liturgy a the Cathedral of the Madeleine and Founder and former Director of the Madeleine Choir School. The dinner will be held at The New Yorker. For reservation please call 328-8941.
All performances (except the Madeleine Award Dinner) are held free of charge and are open to the public.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send your address to madeleinefestival@saltlakecathedral.org Sundays at 8 P.M.
The Cathedral of the Madeleine
The Fifteenth Annual Eccles Organ Festival The Fifteenth Annual Eccles Organ Festival is made possible by a generous grant from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and is supported in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council, the National Endowments of the Arts, Washington D.C. and Salt Lake Zoo, Arts, and Parks. Sunday Evenings at 8:00 pm. All performances are free of charge and open to the public. Please call 328-8941 for more concert information. September 7~ Cristina Garcia Banegas, University Music School of Uruguay September 21~ Danier Kerr, Brigham Young University-Idaho October 5~ Todd Wilson, Cleveland Institute of Music October 19~ Delbert Disselhorst, University of Iowa November 2~ Olivier Vernet, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities was formally instituted in 1988 by then cathedral rector Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. A wide variety of musical, dance, visual arts and humanities events comprise the festival, normally beginning the Sunday after Easter and running for seven consecutive Sunday evenings at 8 PM. The Madeleine Festival is presented free of admission charge and is open to the general public. It is funded by grants from the Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks, The Salt Lake City Arts Council, corporate and foundation support, and the support of private individuals in the community.
All performances are free and open to the public.
Sundays at 8 P.M.
The Cathedral of the Madeleine
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