Debut concert of Voices ensemble celebrates Randall Thompson

Musica Sacra Cantorum, dedicated to performing and promoting sacred choral music in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, will debut its professional Voices ensemble in a performance at the Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, at 7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 3. The concert will be a retrospective performance of the works of Randall Thompson, one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century.

The retrospective will include some of the composer’s most-loved works: The Peaceable Kingdom, Alleluia and The Last Invocation. Works like Alleluia have become staples of the American a cappella choral tradition.

The Voices ensemble is an all-professional group assembled through a rigorous audition process, and features some of the region’s best singing voices. Musica Sacra Cantorum offers concerts known for their ambitious programming, as well as seminars and lectures.

Ticket donations are $20 and may be purchased online here.

This concert is presented as part of the Church of the Redeemer’s 2014/2015 Great Music Concert Series, directed by Dr. Ann Stephenson-Moe, Redeemer’s Choirmaster/Organist. Learn more about the entire series at redeemersarasota.org or call 941-955-4263.

The Thompson retrospective is Musica Sacra Cantorum’s first performance of its 2014-2015 season, which includes four concerts total through April 2015. Season tickets for all four concerts are just $75, individual concert tickets are $20. Tickets to the Thompson retrospective and to any of Musica Sacra Cantorum’s 2014-2015 performances may be made online at the group’s website: musicasacracantorum.org.