Lincoln: A Poetic Opera
By George Andoniadis
In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, NYC composer George Andoniadis has combined music, history, and poetry into a dramatic meditation on Lincoln and his time with us, through a series of vignettes drawn from Lincoln's own words, the poetry of Walt Whitman, Psalms and New Testament selections, and excerpts from The Children of Pride, a southern family's collection of letters from the Civil War period. Join us in a tribute to this most remarkable of men.
World Premiere
8pm, Saturday, October 3, 2009
Holy Trinity Church
213 W. 82nd St. (Broadway/Amsterdam)
New York City
Tickets $35/$25 (seniors and students) available online at www.imaginationsound.com
or at the doorEndorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Joy to the World! Christmas in New York
The MCE celebrates our 10th anniversary with audience favorites from nine years of Christmas concerts past. Join us to welcome in the holidays with joyful sounds of the season from the Netherlands, France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, sung in two of New York's most beautiful churches. A new work for choir by award-winning NYC composer Martha Sullivan will be a highlight of the celebration.
8pm, Friday, December 11, 2009
Holy Trinity Church
213 W. 82nd St. (Broadway/Amsterdam)
New York City
8pm, Saturday, December 12, 2009
Shrine Church of St. Anthony of Padua
154 Sullivan Street (corner of Houston)
New York City
Of Love and Song
Love songs and folk songs have been a cornerstone of MCE's repertoire from our earliest days. This March, the choir will perform its best-loved songs in conjunction with the recording of a CD to be released in June. Come join us for a relaxed spring evening of song and drink at this highlights concert sure to delight the ear and stir the heart.
Saturday, March 6, 8pm
St. Joseph's Church
371 Sixth Avenue, between Waverly Place and Washington Place
New York City
Concert Details
Handel and Muhly: Israel in Egypt
MCE's 10th anniversary season culminates in a groundbreaking performance of Handel's Israel in Egypt, for double choir and orchestra, paired with a world premiere by Nico Muhly, one of the country's hottest young composers. Creator of the film score for The Reader, starring Kate Winslet, and collaborator with Bjork and Rufus Wainwright, Muhly is also known for his choral compositions, including the 2005 MCE premiere I Cannot Attain Unto It. Muhly's new introduction for Handel's oratorio reminds us that back in 1739, Handel, too, was modern, bringing to life the 10 Plagues of Egypt and the Exodus with sounds no one had ever heard before.
Friday, June 11, 2010
8pm
Symphony Space
Tickets may be purchased at symphonyspace.org.
This project is made possible in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, as well as the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.