Saturday, December 6, 2008  7:30 pm   Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle
Saturday, December 13, 2008   7:30 pm   Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma
Sunday, December 14, 2008  3:00 pm   Plymouth Congregational Church, downtown Seattle

We’ll celebrate Christmas this year with music from the North Sea and the Baltic region, starting with a favorite from Benjamin Britten, Ceremony of Carols, with harp accompaniment by Alexis Odell. From Norway, we’ll feature Ave Maris Stella by Trond Kverno and Osanna in Excelsis by the romantic Norwegian composer August Söderman. Swedish works include Jan Sandström's evocative Sanctus, as well as the traditional Jul, Jul, Strålande Jul. We’ll round out the program with traditional songs from Norway, Latvia, and the UK.

Saturday, March 21, 2009   7:30 pm   Green Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle

You can guess some of the music on this program. We’ll feature music about dance and dancing, music that makes you want to dance, and music that is written in dance forms and styles. Highlights will include selections from Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes and Aaron Copland's classic, Stomp Your Foot. The Swedish folk song Domaredansen and the American Shaker song Ye Followers of the Lamb will be included. We'll take you on the wild ride that is Daemon Irrepit Callidus by Romanian composer György Orbàn, depicting the devil dancing in the firelight, setting forth “trickery amidst praise, song and dance.” Tango will be represented by pieces from Argentina’s master of the tango, Astor Piazzolla, and arranged by the dean of Argentine choral arrangers, Oscar Escalada. Be prepared to tap your foot when you join us for Dance!

Saturday, June 13, 2009  7:30 pm   Green Lake United Methodist Church *, Seattle

Sacred music has arrived in America from many different directions and places, and has developed from influences just as diverse. This is not a program of music of Christianity, but a celebration of the diversity of spirituality in America in the 21st century. We’ll trace the musical paths that have led us to where we are today. South American music will include Kasar Mie la Gaji (Earth is Tired) on a sub-Saharan African text set by Venezuelan composer Alberto Grau, Salmo 150 by Brazil's Ernani Aguiar, and Hanacpachap, arranged by Oscar Escalada and believed to be the first piece of music published in the New World. North America will be well-represented as well, with Magic Songs by trail-blazing Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer, Shaker Songs arranged by Kevin Siegfried, and Deep River arranged by Swedish composer Anders Paulsson for choir and soprano saxophone and featuring saxaphonist Michael Brockman.