A Host of Haydn

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Sunday, August 29, 2010

On this edition of Choral Fixation, bone up on Haydn for this week’s Summer Sing at Symphony Space. We feature his setting of the Te Deum.Hear the Miami-based early music ensemble that’s taking the Internet by storm. Also, learn how Randall Thompson wrote for not one, not two but three high school choirs.

Music featured on this program:

Johannes Brahms          Four Songs, Op. 17

George Frideric Handel   The Choice of Hercules: Mount, mount the steep ascent

Franz Joseph Haydn      Te Deum, Hob. XXIIIc:2

Claudio Monteverdi         Magnificat

Randall Thompson         Fare Well

Traditional         The Water of Tyne

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