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3 November 2019
Classical Music Recitals
“Stabat Mater”
For all the prominence that the Scottish composer James
MacMillan has earned with his orchestral and chamber music, his
choral works still warrant wider circulation and broader recognition
Stateside. This White Light Festival program presents the U.S.
premières of “Miserere” (2009) and “Stabat Mater” (2015), two
pieces that strike an exquisite balance between ambiguity and
assurance. Both are performed by the Sixteen, a superb English
choir that has long championed MacMillan; “Stabat Mater” also
features the accomplished chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia.
— Steve Smith
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