To Saint Cecilia
A celebration of St. Cecilia on her feast day, highlighting music written for her by female composers who epitomized her spirit and by composers who revered her
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 7:30pm
First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Max Holman, Music Director
James R. Barkovic, Assistant Conductor
| Lili Boulanger: | Prélude en Ré b/ Des |
| Herbert Howells: | A Hymn for St Cecilia |
| Lili Boulanger: | Soir sur la plaine |
| Johannes Brahms: | Three Quartets, Op. 64 |
| Maria Bach: | String Quintet (1936) - mvmt 2 |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: | Cantantibus organis |
| Henry Purcell: | from Hail! Bright Cecelia I. Hail! Bright Cecilia (solo bass recit) II. Hail! Bright Cecilia (chorus) V. Soul of the World (chorus) VII. With That Sublime Celestial Lay (ATB solo) XIII. Hail! Bright Cecilia (chorus) XIV. With Rapture of Delight (SATB solo) XV. Hail! Bright Cecilia (chorus) |
*Program content subject to change.
Our Program*
Carley DeFranco, soprano,
Our Guest Artists
Krista River, mezzo-soprano, …
Connor Vigeant, tenor,
Daniel Fridley, bass,
Jonas Budras, tenor,