Cantata Singers presents Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil

CANTATA SINGERS presents RACHMANINOFF’S ALL-NIGHT
VIGIL

Sat, Jan
31, 2015 / 8pm

Houghton
Chapel, Wellesley College

pre-concert lecture / 7pm

Hear Sergei Rachmaninoff’s stunning a cappella masterpiece
in the original Russian. Often called simply the Vespers, Rachmaninoff considered the piece one of his finest
compositions.  Ethereal, poignant, and
beloved around the world, the All-Night
Vigil (Всенощное
бдѣніе),
op. 37 was composed during the “golden age” of Russian choral music, when
composers like Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and Rimski-Korsakov were all writing
music using texts from the Russian Orthodox liturgy. The All-Night Vigil is considered the crowning
musical achievement of this era.

Following the performance, all are welcome at a
free post-concert reception.

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