The Twin Cities Catholic Chorale has recently published its 2008-09 season schedule of Masses with full orchestral accompaniment, to take place at the Church of Saint Agnes, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Chorale is joined by a professional chamber orchestra which includes former and present members of the Minnesota Orchestra and area freelance musicians [all instrumentalists are members of The Twin Cities Musicians Union, Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians].
This fall, the Chorale begins its thirty-fifth season of presenting glorious sacred music in the Twin Cities.
Here's the schedule (through December 31, 2008) of Latin Masses with orchestral accompaniment. Mass performance times are at 10:00 A.M. Sundays, unless indicated otherwise below:
- October 19, 2008: Schubert Mass in C
- October 26, 2008: Herzogenberg Messe, Op. 87
- November 2, 2008: Faure Requiem in D minor
- November 9, 2008: Haydn Theresienmesse
- November 16, 2008: Haydn Little Organ Solo Mass
- November 23, 2008: Schubert Mass in A flat
- December 24, 2008: Mozart Coronation Mass, K317 (Midnight Mass, with Christmas music beginning at 11 p.m.)
- December 31, 2008: Mozart Piccolomini Mass, K258
The Church of Saint Agnes is located at 548 LaFond Avenue, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, about one mile west of the Minnesota State Capitol building.
Wow - what an awesome schedule of classics! This sounds heavenly :) Eric -
Sincerely,
Grace