St. Louis Chamber Chorus Concert 5, REPENTANCE & REGRET

In Concert 5 of the 61st concert season, the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus will perform some of the most powerful music written for the Lenten season and Palm Sunday.  The audience will hear the Lenten motets of Francis Poulenc, a setting of the Lamentations by Portuguese Renaissance composer, Manuel Cardoso, and “O Crux” by Knut Nystedt, a leading proponent of Norwegian music.  The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, this concert's venue, was founded by 19th century German immigrants. Thus, it is fitting the Chamber Chorus will present the St. Louis premiere of Rudolf Mauersberger's lament for his ruined city of Dresden in 1945, “Why Does The City Sit So Solitary?”  

The Chorus will sing several pieces for the feast of Palm Sunday from Palestrina, Bruckner and Randall Thompson and two works from Britain: Vaughan William's “O Jos Omnes” and “Stabat Mater,” composed by Sasha Johnson Manning and dedicated to Chamber Chorus artistic director, Philip Barnes.  

A classic example of what the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus does best — performing in a beautiful, historic church probably unfamiliar to many.  The Church of the Most Holy Trinity looks out over the Mississippi, just north of downtown, and concertgoers will find it boasts both beautiful artwork and a rich acoustic. 

Join us for “Repentance and Regret,” Sunday, April 9 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church.  Parking is free!  For more information about the concert, and tickets, call 

636-458-4343.