Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music
Virtual Performance
David Antony Lofton, Music Director and Conductor
March 20 – April 3, 2021
AVA dedicates this performance in memory of Lucinda S. Landreth
Performance airs March 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM through April 3, 2021 11:59 PM.
AVA’s annual concert of sacred music returns, from the comfort of your own home! This year’s Jubilate will be recorded at a new location – the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral featuring our Resident Artists and, for the first time this season, members of the AVA Orchestra under the baton of Maestro David Antony Lofton. This concert will be filmed following all COVID-19 protocols with the safety of our Resident Artists and orchestra musicians top of mind. You’ll enjoy music by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert and more! Tickets are Pay-What-You-Will with a $10 minimum. Additional donations are always welcome.
This virtual performance will be available for 2 weeks after the launch time (ending April 3 at 11:59pm). You will receive an email with a link provided on the afternoon of March 20th.
Ticketing Assistance – If you are having technical difficulties or are not connected to the internet you can call us directly for assistance, updates and descriptions of the digital experiences we are creating. Our Box Office Director Bill Buddendorf and Administrative Associate Stephen Trygar are eager and available to talk with you. You can call them directly at 215.735.1685, or please email Bill at bbuddendorf@avaopera.org. For non-ticket related questions please contact us at info@avaopera.org.
Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music Program
- David Antony Lofton, Music Director and Conductor
- Igor Szwec, Concertmaster
- Gregory Teperman, Violin
- Scott Wagner, Viola
- Vivian Barton Dozor, Cello
- Miles Davis, Bass
- Maryanne Meyer, Harp
- Evan Ocheret, Oboe,
- Hyerin Kim, Flute
- Brian Kuszyk, Trumpet
- Wesley Parrott, Organ
- José Meléndez, Piano/Harpsichord
Kantata #51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Aria: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
- Recitativo: Wir beten zu dem Tempel an
- Aria: Höchster, mache deine Güte ferner
- Choral: Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren… Alleluja
Ethel Trujillo, soprano
Magnificat in D major: Et misericordia | Bach
Alice Chung, mezzo soprano and Shawn Roth, tenor
Johannes-Passion: Ich folge dir gleichfals | Bach
Aubrey Ballarò, soprano
Messiah: Thus saith the Lord…But who may abide | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Kevin Godínez, baritone
Stabat Mater | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
- #5, Quis est homo
- #9, Sancta mater
Loella Grahn, soprano and Alice Chung, mezzo soprano
Belshazzar: Behold the monstrous human beast | Handel
Griffen Hogan Tracy, bass
Semele: Awake, Saturnia from thy lethargy… Hence, Iris, hence away | Handel
Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo soprano
Brief intermission
Samson: The good we wish for…Thy glorious deeds | Handel
Titus Muzi, baritone
Mass in C minor: Domine Deus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Joanna Latini, soprano and Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo soprano
Ave Maria | Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Benjamin Dickerson, baritone
Stabat Mater | Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)
Renée Richardson, soprano
Lux aeterna | Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Loella Grahn, soprano
Deep River/Amazing Grace | David Antony Lofton
Pascale Spinney, mezzo soprano
Missa de Nossa Senhora da Conceçaõ: Quoniam tu solus sanctus | José Mauricio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830)
Daniel Gallegos, baritone
Meet the Artists
Sponsors
Streaming production costs sponsored by the David A. and Helen P. Horn Charitable Trust
Special thanks to The Gray Charitable Trust as our Spring Season Sponsor