Ave Generosa: Marian and Lenten Reflections
Join the compelling treble voices of the Trinity Choir for an evening of choral music celebrating Mary, compassion, and the spirit of Lent. Centered around Hildegard von Bingen’s luminous Ave generosa, the program weaves together Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge noire—written after his pilgrimage to the shrine of the Black Virgin of Rocamadour—with Marian gems by Duruflé, Vivancos, Grieg, and Chesnokov. Newer voices including Zanaida Stewart Robles, Ily Matthew Maniano, and Margaret Rizza add their innovative perspectives to timeless themes of devotion, beauty, and mercy.
Francis Poulenc Litanies à la Vierge Noire
Maurice Duruflé Tota pulchra es
Bernat Vivancos Nigra sum
Ola Gjeilo Ave Generosa
Zanaida Stewart Robles Karitas á Four
Margaret Rizza Ave Generosa
Ily Matthew Maniano Ubi Caritas
Edvard Grieg Ave maris stella
Pavel Chesnokov Svete tihiy
Hildegard von Bingen Ave generosa
Trinity Choir: sopranos and altos; Alcée Chriss III, organ; Melissa Attebury, conductor
About the Event:
Join the compelling treble voices of the Trinity Choir for an evening of choral music celebrating Mary, compassion, and the spirit of Lent. Centered around Hildegard von Bingen’s luminous Ave generosa, the program weaves together Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge noire—written after his pilgrimage to the shrine of the Black Virgin of Rocamadour—with Marian gems by Duruflé, Vivancos, Grieg, and Chesnokov. Newer voices including Zanaida Stewart Robles, Ily Matthew Maniano, and Margaret Rizza add their innovative perspectives to timeless themes of devotion, beauty, and mercy.
Francis Poulenc Litanies à la Vierge Noire
Maurice Duruflé Tota pulchra es
Bernat Vivancos Nigra sum
Ola Gjeilo Ave Generosa
Zanaida Stewart Robles Karitas á Four
Margaret Rizza Ave Generosa
Ily Matthew Maniano Ubi Caritas
Edvard Grieg Ave maris stella
Pavel Chesnokov Svete tihiy
Hildegard von Bingen Ave generosa
Trinity Choir: sopranos and altos; Alcée Chriss III, organ; Melissa Attebury, conductor