"Canticles of Praise is Divine" - Concert Review by Mary Nares, Sacramento Press and "Stained Glass" Photos by Ronnie Johnson

Dear SCSO Friends,

Sacramento Stained Glass One - Canticles of Praise - soared at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament this past weekend. Congratulations and thanks to all who performed and attended.

Mary Nares of the Sacramento Press has crafted this Canticles of Praise is Divine review of the Saturday, October 29th performance. (Photos by Kati Garner)

We are also delighted that SCSO Photographer Ronnie Johnson has posted his photos of our October 30th Canticles of Praise concert at the magnificent Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Sacramento Bee - Stained Glass PRE-CONCERT FEATURE: "Choral Society Takes Up Classic Bernstein Work"

The SCSO's Canticles of Praise, Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 PM & Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 PM  - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Some tickets will be available at the door at both performances.

The Sacramento Bee's Edward Ortiz has written an outstanding pre-concert feature entitled Choral Society Takes Up Classic Bernstein Work in the Living Here Section of the Sunday, October 23rd edition.


Ortiz includes comments from two Bernstein experts about Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and provides important background about the work with additional comments on Jongen's Mass and Mathias' Let the People Praise Thee.


Canticles of Praise Concert Information & Tickets

SCSO's Cathedral "Stained Glass" Season Opener to feature Bernstein, Jongen

A personal invitation from SCSO Conductor Donald Kendrick

(MP3 - Salem Communications)

SCSO Cathedral Stained Glass
Canticles of Praise concert

to feature

Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms (Sound samples)

and Joseph Jongen's Mass  

Conductor Donald Kendrick & the SCSO Chorus

Jack Baer, Soloist

David Deffner, Organ
Beverly Wesner-Hoehn, Harp
Tom Rance, Percussion

SCSO BRASS ENSEMBLE

Also on the program:
William Mathias - Let the People Praise Thee

Jongen Chorale (Quatre Pièces pour Orgue), Op. 37, #4 

Information and Tickets  Please join us!

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KVIE SCSO Cathedral Documentary

Cathedral Photos Slideshow

Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra's 2011-12 Season Celebrates Four Venues, New Website . . . and more

Conductor Donald Kendrick and the SCSO invite you to celebrate their 2011-2012 16th season with works by Bernstein, Jongen, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Mathias, Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Schuetz, Mendelssohn, Mozart.

• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
• UC Davis Mondavi Center
• Sacramento Community Center Theater
• Fremont Presbyterian Church

• New  Repertoire
  
  
• New Cathedral Sunday Matinee - October 30 at 3 PM
  
  
• New Performance Venue - Fremont Presbyterian Church
  (Fremont's amazing new Reuter Pipe Organ is the largest in the Sacramento region)
  
  
• New SCSO Accompanist - Ryan Enright
  
  
• New "Return Home" for a performance in the Sacramento Community Center Theater

Enjoy KVIE's short documentary on the SCSO at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

Thanks for your friendship and support.