Event
22
Oct
2017
Echoes of Wittenberg: Music of a Momentous Era
The Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble and The Oriana Singers chamber choir, in a first-time collaboration, will perform a centuries-spanning concert featuring German Renaissance a cappella music from the Roman Catholic tradition and instrumental works by Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz, Felix Mendelssohn, and others, based on famous melodies by Protestant Reformation leader and composer Martin Luther.
Free and open to the public, the one-time-only “Echoes of Wittenberg: Music of a Momentous Era” is presented by St. Michael Catholic Church. church. No tickets or reservations are required. Donations are welcome.
With The Oriana Singers — Michael A. Anderson, guest director