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John W. Ehrlich
Music Director
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On behalf of the Spectrum Singers, I’d like to
welcome you to our Web site and invite you to
learn more about one of Boston’s most adventurous
choral groups. The Spectrum Singers perform choral
music from the pre-Renaissance through the 20th
century, emphasizing seldom-heard works by master
composers. We encourage you to attend one of our
upcoming concerts or to join our mailing list. And
if you’re looking for a group to sing with, please
consider auditioning for us.
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If you’ve become a little frustrated with snail mail, we have a
better answer: The Spectrum Singers Early Bird
E-Mail Alert. Sign up for the Alert and
we’ll send you Spectrum announcements even before they go to our
printer and mailing house:
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Concert program notes
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Advance concert schedules
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Priority ticket offers
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Last-minute ticket discounts (when
offered)
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Audition invitations
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Special Spectrum events
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(The Spectrum Singers will not sell, rent, or trade your
e-mail.)
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The Spectrum Singers is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency which also receives support from
the National Endowment for the Arts.
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2012 – 2013
Thirty-Third
Annual
Concert
Series
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November 17, 2012 8:00 PM
"Buon Natale!"
An Italian Christmas Prelude"
First Church Congregational Cambridge
Ottorino Respighi: Lauda per la Natività del Signore
Rockland Osgood, tenor
Laura Serafino Harbert, soprano
Elaine Bresnick, mezzo-soprano
with a consort of wind instruments, percussion
and piano four-hands
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina:
Canite Tuba in Sion
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Dies Sanctificatus
Giovanni Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Luca Marenzio: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Plus Traditional Italian Carols:
Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin
Once as I Remember
Hail Blessed Virgin Mary
How Unto Bethlehem
with a pre-concert lecture by renowned musicologist
Steven Ledbetter
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March 23, 2013 8:00 PM
"Fiesta Latina!"
Sacred and Secular, Vibrant and Varied Vocal Works from
Latin America
First Church Congregational Cambridge
Astor Piazolla: Porteños and Tangos
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for Wordless Chorus
Mass in Honor of St. Sebastian
Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of Jeremiah
with a pre-concert lecture by renowned musicologist
Steven Ledbetter
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May 18, 2013 8:00 PM
"Un Rapport Français"
First Church Congregational Cambridge
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Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, op. 48
Les Djinns op. 12
Le Ruisseau op. 22
Madrigal op. 35
Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu
La Source
Les Sirènes
Hymne au Soleil
with a pre-concert lecture by renowned musicologist
Steven Ledbetter
Mr. Ledbetter is a scholar, writer, lecturer and conductor who
was Musicologist and Program Annotator for the Boston
Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 1998.
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HEAR A GREAT CONCERT FOR FREE
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The Spectrum Singers are looking for a few good ushers to
help out at our concerts. You'll get to hear this
great choral music for free—and we'll give you an
extra ticket to share with a friend. If you'd like to
volunteer, please e-mail
info@spectrumsingers or call the Spectrum office phone,
617/492-8902.
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Recent Performances |
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Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied, J.S. Bach |
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Reincarnations,
Samuel Barber |
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Chichester Psalms,
Leonard Bernstein |
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The Mask,
William Bolcom |
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Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45; Liebeslieder
Waltzer,
Johannes Brahms |
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Cantata Misericordium,
Benjamin Britten |
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Romancero Gitano, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco |
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Messe de Minuit pour Noel, Marc-Antoine
Charpentier |
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In the Beginning,
Aaron Copland
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Requiem,
Maurice Duruflé |
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Six Marian Motets,
Frank Ferko |
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The Hour Glass,
Irving Fine |
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Magnificat; In Terra Pax, Gerald Finzi |
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Masses,
Franz Josef Haydn |
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Apparebit Repentina Dies, Paul Hindemith |
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Psalm 90, Charles Ives |
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Mass for Double Chorus A Cappella, Frank Martin |
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Vesperae Solennes de Dominica, KV 321; Requiem,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Selections from Sept Chansons,
Francis Poulenc |
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Dido & Aeneas; Anthem Verses,
Henry Purcell |
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Laud to the Nativity,
Ottorino Respighi |
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Musicalische Exequien; Motets
Heinrich Schütz |
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Friede auf Erden,
Arnold Schönberg |
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Mirjams Siegesgesang,
Franz Schubert |
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Songs of the Newfoundland Outports,
Harry Somers |
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Symphony of Psalms,
Igor Stravinsky |
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Three Shakespeare Songs,
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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