Miserere, a choral presentation to mark Holy Week
St. Cecilia's choir of St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10 will present
Miserere tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. at the chapel of St. Joseph's College, to
commemorate the Holy Week.
According to the organisers the program will include Gregory
Allegri's exquisite Miserere, Mozart's fiery Dies irae and the melodious
tacrimosa, as well as Palestrina's motet Adoramus te, Giovanni
Battista's mournful Stabat mater, and Handel's much acclaimed "Worthy is
the Lamb" and "Hallelujah Chorus".
Adding depth to the line-up will be the polyphonic Regina Coeli and
Richard Wagner's "Pilgrim's Chorus" sung by the mature Bass/Tenor
sections of the Josephian choristers.
Joining the 70-strong Cecilia's choir of St. Joseph's College will be
the choristers of Good Shepherd Convent, students of Maris Stella
College, Negombo and the 60-member primary choristers of St. Joseph's.
Over 250 singers will participate.
The Palm Sunday Gregorian chant Pueri Hebreorum will open the program
followed by Lauda Jerusalem. The other selections will include:
Gethsamane arranged by the legendary musician Jerry Crake and sung by
the Shepherdians, who will also vocalise "Harken my people" composed by
the late Bishop Edmund Peiris, the modern composition "Above all power"
and the motet "Adoramus te."
"Were You There", the much loved Afro American spiritual as well as
Regina Coeli, the Easter anthem in honour of Mother Mary will be
featured by the senior Josephian singers in accapella style.
The popular hymns "Softly and tenderly", "Old rugged cross", "Jesus
Christ is risen today" will be congregational.
So too will be the Sinhala hymn Kalvariye and the Tamil chant
Arathanai.
There will be reflections interspersed on the events of the Holy week
and Christ's resurrection to take the participants on a journey back in
time to enable them face the harsh realities of our age with unwavering
faith, the organisers said.
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