presents

Musical Prayersfor the 5th Anniversary

of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

Samuel Barber: Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber: Adagio for StringsAntonin Dvorak: Nocturne in B MajorAntonin Dvorak: Nocturne in B Major

“5 Ave Maria Selections” “5 Ave Maria Selections” by Gounod, Caccini, Schubert, Mascagni, and Hideaki Hirai (U.S. premiere)by Gounod, Caccini, Schubert, Mascagni, and Hideaki Hirai (U.S. premiere)

Edvard Grieg: "Last Spring" from Two Elegiac MelodiesEdvard Grieg: "Last Spring" from Two Elegiac MelodiesHideaki Hirai: “Intermezzo” from the opera, Kaguya-Hime (Princess from the Moon)Hideaki Hirai: “Intermezzo” from the opera, Kaguya-Hime (Princess from the Moon)

Hideaki Hirai: Lullaby of Sand (2011)* (U.S. premiere)Hideaki Hirai: Lullaby of Sand (2011)* (U.S. premiere)Hampson Sisler: Cantata, “Japan Tragedy 2011“* (U.S. premiere)Hampson Sisler: Cantata, “Japan Tragedy 2011“* (U.S. premiere)

*dedicated to the victims of the great earthquake and tsunami *dedicated to the victims of the great earthquake and tsunami

Hideaki Hirai, Music Director/Conductor Asako Tamura, Soprano

Nobuki Momma, Baritone/Narrator Hampson Sisler, Composer/Organist

New York Festival Chorus

Saturday, March 12 at 8 PMSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Chelsea)

346 West 20th Street, NY 10011Tickets: $20 at ______________