The Philadelphia Chorus Fall 2024 Concert “A Timeless Rose”
featuring
Taylor Scott Davis- Magnificat (a Philadelphia Area Premiere)
Jonathan Willcocks- Magnificat
and other works by: Herbert Howells, Ola Gjeilo, and more
Saturday, November 23, 2024 4:00pm / Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral 19 S. 38th Street, Philadelphia
Our concert, “A Timeless Rose”, will feature the Philadelphia area Premiere of Taylor Scott Davis’ Magnificat. The composition has been described as: “exquisite, with brilliant choral writing, rich sonorities, full of joy, honor, and bewilderment”.
This concert will also feature Magnificat by English composer Jonathan Willcocks. Rhythmically exciting, this work was commissioned by the Hickory Choral Society of North Carolina and was first performed in June of 1997. Written for choir, organ, percussion and brass, it sets the Magnificat in five sections of great contrast and includes two 15th century English texts.
The program will also include Ola Gjeilo’s "The Rose" and other favorites such as Bring a Torch, Erev shel shoshanim, and Go Tell it on the Mountain, with our own, Judith Large (pianist
