PAST SEASONS
Helena Choral Week 2023 - June 19-24
Lunchtime Concerts
St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral at 12:15 PM
Monday – “Russian Romances” with soprano June Lee and Gerald Schafer, piano
Tuesday – “Delight of the Soul: Sacred Arias by Bach and Elgar” with contralto Anne Kania and baritone Bobb Robinson, June Lee, piano
Wednesday – “American Sacred Songs” with tenor Thomas A. Gregg and Wendy Yuen, organ
Thursday – “Harmony of the Voices: Vocal Ensembles from Great Choral Works” including soprano Robin Pennington,
mezzo soprano Kathy Bramer, contralto Anne Kania and baritone Bobb Robinson, with June Lee, piano
Friday – “Songs My Students Taught Me” with baritone Chas Elliott, and June Lee, piano
Grand Finale Concert Program
8 PM Saturday, June 24, at St. Mary’s Catholic Community
Rejoice in the Lamb -- Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Robin Pennington, soprano
Anne Kania, contralto
Thomas A. Gregg, tenor
Bobb Robinson, baritone
Wendy Yuen, organ
Ode à la Musique -- Frank Martin (1890 - 1974)
Bobb Robinson, baritone
June Lee, piano
Alexandria Suite -- Russell Woollen (1923 - 1994)
1. Lines in Christ Church Graveyard
2. Choral Recit.: Suggestion to a Wolfe St. Neighbor
3. Urban Renewal
4. August Blizzard (Lullaby)
5. Assault of Roses (Scherzo)
6. Song for a Walk at Night in Winter
7. Fruit Store
8. Epilogue: Graveyard, Old Presbyterian Meeting House
On Sunday morning, the group will also be singing for the 10:15 liturgy at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral.
Musikanten Celebrates Russell Woollen
A concert performed by the Musikanten choir and orchestra celebrating the music of American keyboard artist and composer Russell Woollen (1923-1994). They perform several short pieces and finish with a performance of the Alexandria Suite, a setting of poems about Old Town Alexandria.
Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
Kerry Krebill, conductor
Amanda Balestrieri, soprano
Thomas A. Gregg, tenor
Wendy Yuen, organ
19th Montana Early Music Festival —
A Spanish Epiphany Celebration
Welcome the Three Wise Men (Tres Reyes) in glorious Spanish style! Musikanten Montana is excited to present Francisc Valls’ “Missa Scala Aretina,” written in 1702 for the Cathedral of Barcelona, where the Spanish composer was assistant organist. Expanding the Mass, which is exuberantly scored for four choirs of singers, instruments and continuo, the concert will include motets and instrumental works of Victoria, Morales, Guerrero and other Spanish Renaissance and Early Baroque composers, as well as the Propers and scriptures for the Feast Day, all to re-create a festive Catalan Celebration of the Epiphany.
Soloists
Amanda Balestrieri, soprano
Marjorie Bunday, alto
Dan Hutchings, tenor
Art Bumgardner, baritone
Musicians
Carrie Krause, concertmaster
Davina Clarke, violin
Forgotten Clefs - Renaissance Wind Ensemble
Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, cello
Mark Bergman, bass
Billy Simms, theorbo
Wendy Yuen, organ
Performances:
Thursday, January 19 at 7:30 pm - Holy Rosary Parish, 220 W. Main, Bozeman
Friday, January 20 at 7:30 pm - Immaculate Conception Parish, Western Ave. and Caldonia St., Butte
Saturday, January 21 at 7:30 pm - St. Mary Catholic Community, 1700 Missoula Ave., Helena
MEMF Chamber Music Concert
featuring Forgotten Clefs, the Krause-Clarke duo, Billy Simms on theorbo
St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral - 511 N. Park, Helena, MT
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 4 PM
$30 donation at the door
Musikanten Montana
Memorial Concert for All Souls
Bach Cantata BWV 150
Biber Requiem in F minor
Featuring
Kerry Krebill, conductor
Evanne Browne, soprano
Amanda Balestrieri, soprano
Anne Kania, contralto
Thomas Gregg, tenor
Bobb Robinson, baritone
Elisa Wicks, violin
Brune Macary, violin
Cyrus Roat, bassoon
Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, cello
Dr. Wendy Yuen, organ
St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral
7:30 PM - Tuesday, November 1
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church
7:30 PM - Wednesday, November 2
Suggested donation $25 at the door
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