Special Guests: Peter Gach, piano;
Renee Calvo, soprano; Janelle DeStefano, mezzo soprano; and Philip Larson, bass

Music from two of Poland’s most notable composers. On the first half are Penderecki’s heartfelt Chaconne—In Memoriam John Paul II, a U.S. premiere, and Szymanowski’s unique symphony for piano and orchestra, dedicated to Artur Rubinstein. Chorus and soloists join the orchestra for Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater, which grew out of the composer’s study of sixteenth-century Polish liturgical music and which he intended as a “Polish Requiem.” The result is subtle, haunting, and very beautiful.

For more info:  http://www.lajollasymphony.com/concerts/index.php

Through the centuries, music has sought to depict the inherent drama in the liturgy and rituals connected to Christ’s Passion. Soloists of the Bach Collegium San Diego offer a program evoking the suffering, lamenting, emptiness and darkness as conveyed by such works as François Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres and Biber’s Rosary Sonatas.

For more info:  http://www.bachcollegiumsd.org