Jennifer Ellis soprano
Abigail Haynes Lennox soprano
Derek Chester tenor

Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Magnificat a 6 voci

2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, a monumental work that displays its composer’s brilliant assimilation of styles—old and new, sacred and secular—and his masterful command of a wide palette of musical structures including psalm settings, sacred concertos, hymns, motets, and sonatas, all bound together by Gregorian chant. ABS and the American Bach Choir begin the new year with a stunning performance of this splendid music from the Venetian school.

Friday January 29 • 8:00 p.m.
St. Stephen’s Church, Belvedere

Saturday January 30 • 8:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Berkeley

Sunday January 31 • 7:00 p.m.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, S.F.

Monday February 1 • 8:00 p.m.
Mondavi Center, UC Davis

Free pre-concert lectures begin one hour prior to each performance.

READ THE PROGRAM NOTES

PREVIEW ON SFCV.ORG