Calgary Boys’ Choir,musical director of the Calgary Civic Symphony and the vocal ensemble Sangita. He was associ- ate conductor of the Calgary Philhar- monic Orchestra with guest appear- ances in Australia, China, Russia, and the United States. He is also a well- known composer in Austria, focusing on children’s operas. His vocal works include Missa Apostolica and the chil- dren’s operas The Journey of the Little Prince, The Destiny Board, and 1398— The Pauper, the latter two of which were premiered in the esteemed Musikverein concert hall in Vienna. Since the early 1990s, he has been working on a unique technique to revo- lutionize basic comprehensive musical education in the field of choral singing. As a result, he became the founder of the WirthMethod, which focuses on as- sociative learning techniques in choir lessons, as they are believed to be more effective than cognitive strategies. To- day, it is used to instruct manyAustrian choirs. What will we be singing?
Mozart: Spatzenmesse (Sparrow Mass) KV 220. Written in C major, the Missa brevis No. 10 is often called the Sparrow Mass becaue of the chirplike quality of the violins in the Hosanna of the Sanctus, repeated after the Benedic- tus. It was written in 1775/76 and is scored for four soloists, an SATB choir, and an orchestra of strings, organ, trum- pets, trombones, and timpani. It is di- vided among the standard six move- ments of the Mass—“Kyrie,” “Gloria,” “Credo,” “Sanctus,” “Benedictus,” and “Agnus Dei”—and is believed to have been performed in 1776 during the Easter Mass celebration at the Salzburg Cathedral. Mozart is tightly affiliated with St. Stephen’s Cathedral; it is where he married his wife Constanze and where his two children were baptized. Upon his death, Mozart was laid in the sanctuary before being brought to St. Marx Cemetery for his burial.
Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla. The Misa Criolla will be performed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its premiere. It will present a contrast to Mozart, with its Argentinian- (specifically Andean) influenced texts, instrumentation, and rhythms. Composed in 1963–64, it is scored for eithermale or female soloists, choir, and orchestra. Historically, it is one of the first Masses to be performed in the national idiom after the Second Vatican Council lifted its ban on mod- ern-language music and is certainly an important work in the sacred-music repertoire. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1921, Ariel Ramírez was a composer, pianist, and music director and is fa- mous for his Argentine folk music and iconic musical compositions. He has
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