Tapestry, Sapphire Night

"...remarkable for beauty of sound, exact tuning, and precision of ensemble."

-- Boston Globe

As clear and lush as a starlit sky,the Boston-based vocal ensemble Tapestry makes its Bay Area debut with the exquisite program Sapphire Night. Performed in the beautiful ambience of Memorial Church, the evening's program features compositions by medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and the award-winning contemporary composer Patricia Van Ness. Laurie Monahan, mezzo-soprano; Cristi Catt, soprano; Daniela Tosic, alto; Carolann Buff, mezzo-soprano.

PROGRAM

Las Huelgas Manuscript: O Gloriosa Dei Genitrix; Hildegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit, O Euchari columba, Karitas habundat, In matutinibus laudibus, and O frondens virga; Patricia Van Ness: Selections from The Nine Orders of the Angels