Fri, 12 Feb through Sat, 13 Feb 2010
Music of Serbia, including
Stevan Hristić (1885-1958): Опело (Requiem)
Rajko Maksimović (b. 1935): Тебе Бога хвалим (Te Deum)*
Ivan Moody (b. 1964): Seven Hymns for Saint Sava*
*North American première
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Cappella favorite Ivan Moody--composer, conductor and Orthodox priest--returns with a Serbian program featuring a major work by Stevan Hristić. Perhaps the most renowned composer of the first half of the 20th century and educated in Europe, Hristić brought a cosmopolitan view to Serbian cultural life, both as founder of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and director of the Belgrade Opera. His music taps his Serbian roots, especially in his moving choral masterpiece Opelo, or Requiem.
This program features two North American premieres: the Te Deum by Rajko Maksimović, whose Ja na Tvoj poziv touched Cappella audiences profoundly in 2006, and Seven Hymns for Saint Sava by Ivan Moody. |
