“The Sorrowful Mysteries:” a free concert at St. Mary’s, Norwalk

When:
March 18, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
2018-03-18T15:00:00-04:00
2018-03-18T15:15:00-04:00
Where:
St. Mary Parish
669 West Ave
Norwalk, CT 06850
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
St. Mary’s Church and the St. Cecilia Society

 

“The Sorrowful Mysteries”

 Part of the Rosary Concert Series at St. Mary’s,  this concert-meditation will feature soprano and lute.

 St. Mary’s Church and the St. Cecilia Society are delighted to announce the second installment of the Rosary Concert Series, dedicated to the Sorrowful Mysteries, on Sunday, March 18,  at 3 pm at St. Mary’s Church, 669 West Avenue in Norwalk, Connecticut.

This concert falls on Passion Sunday, which begins the final phase of Lent, leading into Holy Week. The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary are a powerful meditation on the Passion, the suffering of Jesus Christ that began with the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and ended with the Crucifixion.

The performers for this concert are Elizabeth Baber Weaver (soprano) and Charles Weaver (lute), who are both parishioners at St. Mary’s as well as members of the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum, a professional ensemble of five voices that provides music every week for Masses in the traditional form of the Roman Rite. Elizabeth Weaver is a soprano specializing in early music whose singing has been praised by the Washington Post for “angelic brightness and dedication,” and called “truly lovely” by the New York Times. Charles Weaver is a sought-after chamber musician and soloist on early plucked instruments, which he teaches at the Juilliard School along with historical music theory. He also directs early opera and is assistant director of music at St. Mary’s.

The subject of Christ’s Passion has provided the inspiration for centuries of musical masterpieces. The Weavers will present devotional arias and cantatas from 16th- and 17th-century Italy, including works by Benedetto Ferrari, Francesca Caccini, and Claudio Monteverdi. These pieces, rather than being liturgical works for the Church, are more personal expressions of faith, meant to increase the intensity of prayer.

The concert will be performed in St. Mary’s Church at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge, though donations will be gratefully accepted. All proceeds will benefit the sacred music program at St. Mary’s and make more concerts possible in the future. A light reception in the church hall (school building) will follow the concert.

For more information, visit the St. Mary’s website: www.stmarynorwalk.net.