Summer Tour of Italy — Molto Bene!

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, Conductor

Arthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher
( or, for this performance, Giovanna D'Arco
)

 

Festival 2000 Program cover

Our A Cappella Concerts  

  •  July 18, 2000
    Salone dei Cinquecento
    Palazzo Vecchio
    Piazza Signoria
    Florence, Italy

  • July 20, 2000
    Chiesa San Geremia e Santa Lucia
    Piazza San Geremia
    Venice, Italy

Ildebrando 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