BACH AND BERNSTEIN
Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein
Mass (Concert excerpts) by Leonard Bernstein
Christmas Cantata BWV 63 by J.S. Bach

"Awake, psaltery and harp! I will rouse the dawn!" The Cecilia Chorus of New York celebrates the season with music by Leonard Bernstein and J.S. Bach. A famous advocate for world peace, Bernstein crafted a musical plea for unity in divided times with his by turns rousing and serene Chichester Psalms. His Mass (with additional lyrics by Tony Award-winner Stephen Schwartz) pulls classical, rock, and pop idioms into exhilarating musical synthesis. Rounding out the evening is Bach’s only Christmas cantata to use four trumpets, in its first-ever Carnegie Hall performance.

With Every Voice Children’s Chorus, Nicole Becker, Director; All-City Chorus, Kristy Jung, Director; Singers’ Workshops at Teachers College, Columbia University, Jeanne Goffi-Fynn, Director.