Santa Cruz Chorale in Concerts

Dear friends, if you enjoy choral music, this is concert not to miss...Beautiful voices, insightful and highly skillful conductor, and you can hear me playing harpsichord in the orchestra...

See you there,

Vlada

Christian Grube, Conductor and Artistic Director

Friday, June 17, 2011 - 7:00pm

Our Lady Help of Christians

2401 E. Lake Avenue, Watsonville

Saturday, June 18, 2011 - 8:00pm

Holy Cross Church

126 High Street, Santa Cruz

Sunday, June 19, 2011 - 4:00pm

Holy Cross Church

126 High Street, Santa Cruz

Ode to St. Cecilia

St. Cecilia’s biography is shrouded in mystery, and the supposed events leading to her sainthood are more fantasy than fact. Nonetheless, she has been revered for centuries as the patron saint of musicians, and countless compositions have been composed in her honour. The Santa Cruz Chorale will present two of Henry Purcell’s compositions dedicated to St. Cecilia: “Welcome to all the Pleasures: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day 1683,” and “Te Deum and Jubilate: for St. Cecilia’s Day 1694”. Purcell’s compositions will stand in contrast to the 20th century “Hymn to St. Cecilia” (Op. 27) by Benjamin Britten—who himself was born on St. Cecilia’s day.