VIRTUAL - Te Deum - King of Instruments

Featuring GRAMMY nominee Jan Kraybill on the organ, Te Deum’s final concert of its 13th season will explore the grand repertoire for choir and organ.
Hope is the central theme of King of Instruments, a theme mirrored in life as we anticipate the end of the pandemic. Experience the hope for better days found in Gabriel Jackson’s Advent setting, “Creator of the Stars of Night.” Imagine the soaring architecture of Westminster Cathedral as you listen to Benjamin Britten’s chant inspired Missa Brevis in D for treble voices. Encounter awe through Messe Cum Jubilo, a stirring plainchant for a chorus of baritones and organ. Our final selection, Rosephanye Powell’s The Cry of Jeremiah, is based on the 29th chapter of Jeremiah and draws from Baroque, Jazz, and African influences. Jeremiah’s lament runs the gamut of familiar emotions: anguish, betrayal, disillusionment, before ending – as our concert begins – with hope.