Description

The Seattle Choral Company, led by their founding director, Freddie Coleman, concludes their 37th season with “Cantata Fest”—a concert of choral cantatas spanning three centuries.

Saturday, June 1, 2019 – at 8:00 p.m. with pre-concert talk at 7:00 p.m.

Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Avenue, Seattle

The program will include three works for choir and string orchestra:
“Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden" by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
“Cantata, Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
“Triptych Cantata" by Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978)

The concert will feature members of the North Corner Chamber Orchestra, led by Victoria Parker, soprano soloist Rebekah Gilmore, and organist Wyatt Smith.

A cantata is usually a vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment in multiple movements. It is often based on a poem or gospel text of which each verse is separately set to music. One movement can be a chorale, the next a recitative, the next an aria or duet.

Ensemble Photos

Seattle Choral Company. The Seattle Choral Company is a Resident Artist at Saint Mark's Cathedral. Photo by Danielle Barnum.