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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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2011 – 2012
Thirty-Second
Annual
Concert
Series
November 12, 2011
"Honoring Service, Pursuing Peace"
Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom (words by Thomas
Jefferson)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (words by Walt Whitman,
John Bright, and from the Bible)
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Marcel Dupré: Poème Héroïque
Laura Serafino Harbert, soprano
Mark-Andrew Cleveland, baritone
with Heinrich Christensen, organ
James Barkovic, piano
plus brass and percussion
with a pre-concert lecture at 7:00 by renowned musicologist
Steven Ledbetter
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March 17, 2012
"A 20th Century Choral Kaleidoscope"
Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!
Samuel Barber: Reincarnations
Joshua Hummell: Novum Decus Oritur
winner
of The Spectrum Singers'
30th Anniversary Choral Composition Competition
Frank Martin: Ode à la Musique
with Don Wilkinson, baritone
Jean Martinon: Trois Chansons, op. 20
David Del Tredici: Acrostic Song from Final Alice
Claude Debussy: Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans
Aaron Copland: An Immorality
William Schuman: Carols of Death
with a pre-concert lecture by renowned musicologist
Steven Ledbetter
Program Notes to be posted soon
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May 5, 2012
"Johannes Brahms – Consummate
Richness"
Four Songs for Women's Voices, Two Horns, and Harp, op. 17
Waldesnacht, op. 62
Der Abend, op. 64
Two Songs for Alto, Viola, and Piano, op. 91
O Schöne Nacht, op.92
Five Songs, op. 104
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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Pre-concert lectures and discussions at 7:00.
The church is wheel-chair accessible.
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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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