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Saturday, October 11, 8:00pm § Riverside Community Church § 317 State St, Hood River
Sunday, October 12, 4:00pm § Reed College Chapel § 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland
A quintet of voices plus piano present a concert of a cappella works from the Franco-Flemish
Masters in addition to French solo works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Selected works:
Josquin: En l’ombre d’ung buissonnet
Janequin: Le Chant des Oyseaux
Ravel: Jeux d'eau
Fauré: Pleurs d’or
Poulenc: Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire
Saturday, December 6, 8:00pm § St. Luke's Episcopal Church § 426 E 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver
Sunday, December 7, 5:00pm § St. James Lutheran Church § 1315 SW Park Avenue, Portland
Solo voices and orchestra perform sacred works by North German Lutheran
composers of the early and late Baroque. Selected works:
Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62
Bach: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132
Buxtehude: Magnificat
Schütz: Joseph, du Sohn David
Schütz: Rorate, rorate coeli
Saturday, December 27, 7:00pm § Central Lutheran Church § 1857 Potter Street, Eugene
Sunday, December 28, 4:00pm § Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church § 1112 SE 41st Avenue, Portland
Our season continues with an offering of a cappella Christmas music from the last 100 years,
including multiple pieces written by living composers. Selected works:
Maurice Duruflé: Tota pulchra es
Frank La Rocca: Ave Maria
Kenneth Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Linda Kachelmeier: Coventry Carol
Frank Ferko: The Snow Lay on the Ground
Saturday, January 24, 7:00pm § Christ Episcopal Church § 310 N. K Street, Tacoma, WA
Sunday, January 25, 4:00pm § Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church § 1112 SE 41st Avenue, Portland
The Ensemble is thrilled to be joined by early instrumental ensemble Musica Maestrale and Seattle’s
early vocal consort Canonici as we present a 17th-century Venetian vespers service. Selected works:
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Dixit Dominus
Claudio Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum
Alessandro Grandi: O quam tu pulchra es
Francesco Cavalli: Jesu corona Virginum
Giovanni Bassano: Ave Regina coelorum
Saturday, March 21, 7:00pm § Central Lutheran Church § 1857 Potter Street, Eugene
Sunday, March 22, 4:00pm § Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church § 1112 SE 41st Avenue, Portland
Lagrime di San Pietro is a cycle of 20 sacred Italian madrigals with a concluding Latin
motet composed by Orlando di Lasso. The work is structured as three sections of seven
compositions and is written for seven parts. Lasso’s last composition, it was written and dedicated
to Pope Clement VIII just three weeks before his own death. The Ensemble will perform the work
with seven singers.
Saturday, April 11, 8:00pm § St. Luke's Episcopal Church § 426 E 4th Plain Boulevard, Vancouver
Sunday, April 12, 4:00pm § St. James Lutheran Church § 1315 SW Park Avenue, Portland
Our season concludes with a festival of music for strings and voices written by Mozart while in the
employ of the ruler of Salzburg, Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. Selected works:
Missa brevis in Bb KV 275 (272b)
Venite populi KV 260 (248a)
Alma Dei creatoris KV 277 (272a)
Litaniae Lauretanea KV 109 (74e)
Inter Natos Mulierum KV 72 (74f)
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Choose your six concerts:
Chansons Françaises October 11, 8pm; Hood River
October 12, 4pm; Portland
German Advent December 6, 8pm; Vancouver
December 7, 5pm; Portland
Christmas with The Ensemble December 27, 7pm; Eugene
December 28, 4pm; Portland
Venetian Vespers January 24, 7pm; Tacoma
January 25, 4pm; Portland
Lagrime di San Pietro March 21, 7pm; Eugene
March 22, 4pm; Portland
A Festival of Mozart April 11, 8pm, Vancouver
April 12, 4pm, Portland
2014-2015 Concert Series
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Artists of The Ensemble
Catherine van der Salm Mel Downie Robinson
Laura Thoreson Kerry McCarthy
Cahen Taylor Erik Hundtoft
Tim O’Brien David Stutz
Joseph Michael Muir Adam Steele
Arwen Myers Chris Engbretson
Adam LaMotte Katherine Schultz
Hillary Oseas Lucia Atkinson
Ann van Bever Alan Juza
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