The first concert in the Bach: Reverberations & Reflections series, SA Philharmonic performs Bach’s joyous Easter Oratorio together with the San Antonio Chamber Choir and The Children’s Chorus of San Antonio along with other magnificent works from the Baroque period, including Manuel de Zumaya’s Celebren, Publiquen.
This is the inaugural program of a multi-year project in celebration of the music and influence of J.S. Bach, a composer who stands at the fountainhead of Western classical music and whose influence on the history of music is as profound as any musician who has ever lived.
J.S. Bach: Cantata No.100, BWV 100 “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan” (first movement)
Zumaya: Celebren, Publiquen
J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
J.S. Bach: Cantata No.147, BWV 147 “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
Jeffrey Kahane, San Antonio Philharmonic music director and conductor
Rick Bjella, San Antonio Chamber Choir artistic director
Dr. Carolyn Cruse Children’s Choir of San Antonio, artistic director
Doors: 6:30 PM
Concert: 7:30 PM
All Ages
ABOUT THE SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER CHOIR
The San Antonio Chamber Choir (SACC) is completing its twentieth anniversary season. SACC has provided art of the highest professional quality through choral music and singing. The ensemble is made up of professional singers, originating from San Antonio and surrounding areas, which sets the choir apart from the many choral singing groups that San Antonio has to offer. Many of the singers are active performers or music educators throughout the San Antonio area. SACC members have worked passionately to engage with all areas and peoples of the San Antonio community with concert offerings, summer choir camps, and weekly gatherings of the Alamo City Street Choir which serves many unhoused neighbors. Under the current direction of Artistic Director, Richard Bjella, SACC singers apply their musicianship and diverse experiences to elevate the choir to new heights of excellence. SACC was founded in 2005 and since then has offered concert experiences in exquisite venues throughout the state of Texas.
ABOUT CHILDREN’S CHORUS OF SAN ANTONIO
Founded in 1983, the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio (CCSA) provides high-quality choral education and performance opportunities to over 2,000 youth annually. As a resident company of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, CCSA’s programs serve families across all 10 San Antonio city council districts and more than 70 zip codes.
ABOUT LITTLE FLOWER BASILICA
The first National Shrine in the United States dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower serves as a historical and spiritual landmark near San Antonio’s West Side. Since 1931, the Basilica has drawn diverse people into a space where they can encounter beauty together, lifting hearts and minds toward God through stunning architecture, art, and sacred music. Presenting programs in Spirituality and Arts & Culture, the community of Discalced Carmelite Friars work to share the beauty of Carmel, offering a space where faith and the arts unite. Learn more at littleflowerbasilica.org