On July 11, 2000, Choral Arts embarked on an extensive twelve day tour of Italy, including Rome, Spoleto, Florence, Siena, and Venice.
The highlight of the tour was our participation in the Grand Finale:
July 16, 2000
Piazza Duomo
Spoleto, Italy
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
Donald Nally, Director
Spoleto Festival Choir
Junior Singers of St. George's British,
International School Rome
Chiara Muti, as Giovanna
Paolo Carignani, ConductorArthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher
( or, for this performance, Giovanna D'Arco)
Our A Cappella Concerts
July 18, 2000
Salone dei Cinquecento
Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza Signoria
Florence, ItalyJuly 20, 2000
Chiesa San Geremia e Santa Lucia
Piazza San Geremia
Venice, ItalyIldebrando Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem
Edwin Fissinger: Lux Aeterna
Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux
Ernest Widmer: Salmo 150
Jonathan Harvey: The Angels
Gian Carlo Menotti: Regina Caeli