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Join us for the upcoming special evening of sacred choral music by the
The University of Georgia Collegium Musicum & Chamber Orchestra
performed in our Abbey Church - A Lenten Meditation for Passion Sunday.
• Lamentations of Jeremiah I and II
• Seven Last Words from the Cross

Monastery of the Holy Spirit
presents
A Concert of Sacred Classical Music
A Lenten Meditation for Passion Sunday
March 28, 2010 at 4:00 pm
featuring

The University of Georgia
Collegium Musicum &
Chamber Orchestra
Dr. Mitos Andaya, Conductor

Lamentations of Jeremiah I and II
Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

Seven Last Words from the Cross
James MacMillan (b. 1959)

The Lamentations of Jeremiah are deeply emotional, polyphonic settings that are consider to be very personal compositions of Thomas Tallis. Tallis was Catholic, but as he served in the employ of four monarchs (Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I) he also composed works for the Anglican ritual. The Hebrew letters are set beautifully, the stanzas of the lessons are expressively. Both settings conclude with the exclamation, "Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum" a plea to Jerusalem to turn to the Lord.

Seven Last Words from the Cross is Scottish composer, James MacMillan's first major choral masterpiece. Composed for mixed voices and strings, the words are set uniquely and most powerfully. MacMillan draws upon complementary texts including the Palm Sunday Exclamation, Good Friday Responses, as well as Catholic ceremony and plainchant and combines a variety of compositional styles to provide the opportunity for reflection and meditation, and yet communicate directly to the heart of the listener.

The Concert also includes some short instrumental pieces. 

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