Magnificat- winter concert, 2010

December 2, 2010 7:309pm : Choral Union & Concert Choir Winter 2010 Concert at Shryock Auditorium, SIU-C

A musical tour of one of the most ancient and beautiful texts in Christian sacred music, as set by a variety of composers of different eras.

  • Personent Hodie Medieval Latín poem arr. Lara Hoggard
  • Deutsches Magnificat by Heinrich Schutz (1535-1672)
  • Magnificat by René Clausen (1953-).  Arlene Transue, soprano
  • Festival Magnificat by Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006).  Carlyn Zimmermann, conductor
  • A Brass Menagerie, 1. Molto Allegro ed Energico by John Cheetham (1939-).  Faculty Brass Quintet
  • Magnificat Jonathan Willcocks (1953-)

Susan Davenport conducts the SIUC Choral Union and Concert Choir, with Carlyn Zimmermann conducting the instrumental ensemble.  Special guests include soprano Arlene Transue, organist Anita Hutton and the Faculty Brass Quintet:

  • Robert Allison, trumpet
  • Jeanne Millikin, trumpet
  • Jennifer Presar, horn
  • Tim Pìtchford, trombone
  • Chris Combest, tuba
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