私人影院 Singers - A Mother's Courage
March 26, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Location: Denton Hall
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the 私人影院 Singers, with the Blue Engine String Quartet, present 鈥�A Mother鈥檚 Courage鈥� 鈥� a concert program featuring Marie-Claire Saindon鈥檚 惭茅诲颈迟补迟颈辞苍蝉 de la Vierge Marie (2016) and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi鈥檚 Stabat Mater (1736).
Composed nearly 300 years apart, 惭茅诲颈迟补迟颈辞苍蝉 and Stabat Mater both invite us to see through Mary鈥檚 eyes: 惭茅诲颈迟补迟颈辞苍蝉 imagines the young Virgin鈥檚 reaction to learning that she will become a mother, and Stabat Mater views the Crucifixion from Mary鈥檚 perspective. Together, these two powerful works for treble-voice choir and strings explore the universal themes of compassion, grief, quiet strength, and above all, the courage of unconditional love 鈥� a mother鈥檚 courage.
The Acadia Singers are excited to collaborate on this program with the Blue Engine String Quartet (Jennifer Jones, Anne Simons, Alexandra Bates, and Hilary Brown). Stabat Mater will feature solo and duet performances by students of the School of Music: Amelia Wheeler, Bailey Pringle, Emily Markwart, Emma Proctor, Hermione Marshall, Maria Zimmerman, and Shelby Scott. The Acadia Singers are directed by Dr. Michelle Boyd.
This concert will begin at 7:30pm in Denton Hall Auditorium. The program is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in length and will run without intermission. Admission is by freewill donation at the door.
