2009-2010 Season, the 20th Anniversary
¡Feliz Navidad!
with Amanda Jane Kelley and Stacey Sunde
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 8 PM
St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Avenue, Seattle
In a Spanish Christmas program drawn from the rich interplay of Christian, Jewish, and Moorish cultures, the choir will be joined by vocalists Amanda Jane Kelley and Stacey Sunde. The instrumental band will include our resident players Peggy Monroe (percussion), Bill McJohn (harp), and director Margriet Tindemans (medieval fiddle), as well as Sally Mitchell on recorder.
Program and notes for the concert.
MWC is a St. James Cathedral Resident Ensemble.
Greatest Hits of the Medieval Women's Choir
with Marian Seibert, soprano
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3 PM
Town Hall, 8th & Seneca, Seattle
Reception following the performance
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the choir has chosen its favorite pieces from the last 19 seasons. This concert features gems of the medieval repertoire: music by Hildegard of Bingen, Perotin, Lionel Power, and Adam de la Halle, as well as settings of medieval texts by director Margriet Tindemans and Seattle composer Peter Seibert, much applauded last season. Marian Seibert, an audience favorite for many years, will reprise some of her memorable solos.
Song of Songs
with Laurie Monahan, soprano, and Shira Kammen, medieval fiddle and harp
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8 PM
St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Avenue, Seattle
The biblical Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) holds a central place in both the Christian and Jewish traditions. Its sensuous imagery of love and longing has inspired poets and composers through the ages. Boston soprano Laurie Monahan and the choir will present medieval settings of texts from the Song of Songs as well as new settings by composers Karen P. Thomas and Shira Kammen. Ms. Kammen will also be playing medieval fiddle and harp.
