Alan Heatherington, Music Director and Conductor

The season began with two well-received performances of Rheinberger's Abendlied and Cantus Missae and Rachmaninoff's Vespers. The holiday concerts in December with brass and percussion were extraordinarily successful, with a marvelous program of contrasting works.

The season came to a spectacular conclusion with performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion

A deeply moving performance of Rutter's Requiem was presented in March by the CMS Chorale and members of the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra.

The season came to a spectacular conclusion with performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion with Kurt R. Hansen as the Evangelist, Peter Van De Graaff as Jesus, soprano Amanda Halgrimson, mezzo-soprano Monika Waekerle, tenor Corey Winter, and bass John Shuffle.

FALL CONCERT

Friday, November 5
Sunday, November 7
Divine Word Chapel, Techny

Rheinberger: Abendlied and Cantus Missae, Op. 109
Rachmaninoff: Vespers

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Friday, December 10
Saturday, December 11
Sunday, December 12
Divine Word Chapel, Techny

Carols of the Season

with the Ars Viva Brass Ensemble, organ and percussion

SPRING CONCERT (Chorale)

Sunday, March 20
Divine Word Chapel, Techny

Rutter: Requiem

and selected shorter works by Rutter

SPRING CONCERT

Friday, April 15
Sunday, April 17
Divine Word Chapel, Techny

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Kurt R. Hansen, Evangelist
Peter Van De Graaff, Jesus
Amanda Halgrimson, Soprano
Monika Waekerle, Mezzo-soprano
Cory Winter, Tenor
John Shuffle, Bass
with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra