Rachmaninoff/Liturgy

Artistic Director David Hodgkins leads what critics hailed as “Coro Allegro’s stunning interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,” a work of “spiritually boundless reverence” and “harmonic ingenuity…profoundly transmitted through them to a deeply grateful audience.” (Boston Musical Intelligencer)

Experience a luminous masterwork of limitless invention based on echoes of ancient chant. Rachmaninoff doesn’t just set the words of the Liturgy, he brings the ritual radiantly to life. Hear the congregation intoning prayers, the surging procession of priests, the stamp of folksong, and the great, ringing peal of bells.

Run time: 1 hour and a half, with no intermission. Reception to follow!

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