Press Release: The Philadelphia Chorus featuring Forrest’s “Jubilate Deo” & Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song”
A CONCERT FEATURING
Forrest’s “Jubilate Deo” & Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song”
and other selections by Mahler and Bradford
PRESENTED BY
THE PHILADELPHIA CHORUS, Raquel García, Artistic Director
Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 4 PM
at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
The Philadelphia Chorus ends its 2017-2018 season with a concert featuring
Forrest’s “Jubilate Deo” & Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song”
with Judith Large, pianist & guest artists:
Cara Latham, soprano & Kimberly Oppelt, mezzo-soprano
Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text,
“O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” by setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of musical influences.
Dello Joio’s, A Jubilant Song, was first performed in 1946, Dello Joio adapted texts from Walt Whitman’s “A Song of Joys,” Book XI of the poet’s Leaves of Grass. The composition operates on several frames of reference. It reflects both the vigor and sweep of Whitman’s texts and the optimism that followed the end of World War II.
WHAT: The Philadelphia Chorus a 65-voice ensemble, under the artistic direction of Raquel García, will perform Forrest’s “Jubilate Deo” & Dello Joio’s “A Jubilant Song”
WHEN: Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 4:00 pm
WHERE: Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
23 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
TICKETS: $30 at the door; $25 seniors/advance sales, $15 students
INFO: (610) 352-3565 www.thephiladelphiachorus.org
