Thursday, October 23, 2008 20:00
Our Lady of Fátima Church
Admission with free tickets
Conductor: Prof. Gudrun Schröfel
Programme:
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c.1677): Laudate pueri
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707): In dulci jubilo
Maria Xaveria Perucona (1652-1709): Gaude plaude
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868): La Speranza/ La Carità/ La Fède
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Mein gläubiges Herze
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): Veni Domine/ Laudate pueri
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Ave Maria/ Regina coeli
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): Zwei Beter/ Peace upon you, Jerusalem
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Ceremony of Carols
Chinese songs: Sa Ni Shao/ Nian Tiao Yue Lai
The MädchenChor Hannover was founded in 1952 and is one of the best known youth choirs in Germany. The ensemble has garnered international acclaim by winning prizes at numerous competitions, among them the German Choral Competition, and has made concert appearances in Europe, Japan, South America, the USA, Canada and Israel. The Choir commands a broad range of music and styles, with a focus on contemporary choral works, and has contributed to the development of the repertoire for youth and women’s choirs by commissioning a number of new works.
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one interval