As spring comes to life, Heritage Chorale will present a program celebrating the cycle of life—youth, maturity, love, and death. The centerpiece of the program is John Corigliano's Fern Hill, accompanied by chamber orchestra. The program includes the madrigal cycle From an Unknown Past, by Ned Rorem, as well as Mack Wilberg's "If Clarions Sound," the "Funeral Ikos" of John Tavener, and selections from Handel's Acis and Galatea. The chorale will also perform the world premiere of "Oft, in the Stilly Night," by Forest Park composer Gregory Phillips. Music by Barnwell, Mulholland, Pearsall, and Whitacre rounds out this musical journey through life.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church
924 Lake Street, Oak Park
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 3:00 p.m.
St. Bernardine Catholic Church
7246 Harrison Street, Forest Park
