Fanfares, Joy, and Peace

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 4 PM

Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
Pinkham: "Alleluia" from Fanfares
Lili Boulanger: Psalm 24
Boulanger: Vieille prière bouddhique (“Old Buddhist Prayer”)
Flor Peeters: Entrata Festiva, Op. 93
Peeters: Magnificat
Max Janowski: Sim Shalom (“Grant Us Peace”)
David Willcocks: arrangements of selected Christmas carols

Omar Najmi, tenor
Maria Whitcomb, soprano
Susan DeSelms, organ
With organ, brass quintet, and timpani 
A Commonwealth Composer concert

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Comfort, Awe, and Hope

Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4 PM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (new arrangement by English composer Howard Arman)
José Maurício Nunes Garcia: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, CPM 78 [Psalm 117]
          Laudate pueri Dominum, CPM 79 [Psalm 113]

Maria Whitcomb, soprano
Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano
Mathew McGinnis, tenor
William Farrell, baritone
With full orchestra

Spirit, Passion, Defiance – Let’s Tango!

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 7 PM

Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah 
Various: Tango works with tango orchestra and dancers
Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”) 
with strings, piano, bandoneon, and tango dancers!

Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano
Alex Roitman, bandoneon