This fall, Northwestern’s Bienen Faculty of Music is providing a trio of free choral live shows on the historic Alice Millar Chapel, mixing time-honored traditions with fashionable relevance.
The sequence begins this Sunday, Oct. 27 with “A Live performance for Hope.” The live performance presents a strong musical response to the continued gun violence disaster. This system goals to create a reflective house for mourning victims whereas additionally inspiring hope for a safer future.
“It’s our obligation as artists to deal with injustices in our world,” says Stephen Alltop, conductor of the Alice Millar Chapel choir.
“A Live performance for Hope,” the primary of three free choral live shows this fall, options Stacy Garrop’s “Restore the World,” a chunk commissioned for the one-year anniversary of the Highland Park Fourth of July mass capturing. Further performances embody items by Bob Dylan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maurice Duruflé’s basic “Requiem.
In step with custom, the Bienen Up to date/Early Vocal Ensemble returns with their annual “Evensong” efficiency on Nov. 3. This yr’s theme “A exceptional stillness and serenity of soul,” invitations audiences to replicate on the concord between our inside selves and the world round us. Modeled after the standard Anglican service held at sundown, this non-sectarian occasion options meditative readings and provoking choral music.
“This yr’s ‘Evensong’ explores the theme of authenticity — how by discovering and expressing our truest selves we uncover a concord with the bodily and religious world which surrounds us,” says Bienen conductor Andrew Megill.
The autumn choral season ends with the beloved “A Pageant of Classes and Carols” Dec. 8. The annual celebration brings collectively the Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Philharmonia and Millar Brass Ensemble for a heartwarming journey via carols starting from the medieval to fashionable eras.
Study extra about these and different occasions on the Bienen Faculty of Music.
