Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 4:00 PM

Liederabend

 - A concert of intimate chamber works, featuring mezzo sporano Christina Wilcox and tenor Brian Dehn.

     Brahms    Two Opus 91 Songs
    Schubert  Auf dem Strom
 

Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 4:00 PM

Blessed Cecilia!

- PPM chorus and orchestra offer their tributes to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians, in a bouquet of lovely pieces ranging from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

Peter Philips         Cantantibus Organis
Alessandro Scarlatti    St. Cecilia Mass
Benjamin Britten     Hymn to St. Cecilia

Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 4:00 PM

Midwinter Magic

- A concert of lyrical contemporary works by modern masters of the choral art, each a perfect setting of haunting and evocative poetry for the season.

E. L. Bearer         Snow (world premiere)
John Rutter         When Icicles Hang
Morten Lauridsen    Midwinter Songs
Frank Ticheli       There Will Be Rest

Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 4:00 PM

The Three B’s

- The chorus performs the sublime J.S Bach motet Jesu, meine Freude;

- The rich mezzo of Christina Wilcox is featured in Brahm’s lush Alto Rhapsody, accompanied by PPM's men, as well as Beethoven’s concert aria, Ah, perfido;

- Finally, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy brings the concert to a glorius finish with chorus, orchestra and the pianistic fireworks of our own virtuoso, Alan Geier.

Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 4:00 PM

The Three M’s

(That’s Marvelous Menotti Madrigals!)

- The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, a rarely performed and fanciful madrigal opera by Italian-American composer Giancarlo Menotti, in an imaginative staging by Occidental College Professor of Theatre Alan Freeman.

Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 4:00 PM

HOMECOMING CONCERT

- Our orchestra and a mighty chorus of current and alumni members of Pasadena Pro Musica will perform music fit for kings (and queens!) in the crowning event of our season.

Mozart     Coronation Mass
Handel     Coronation Anthem #2

All concerts are at the Neighborhood Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA. at the times indicated above.

Admission $15; Seniors & Students $10

“A tune is more lasting than the voice of the birds.
A song is more lasting than the riches of the world.”

Padrale Colum (1881-?)

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