HRCM:
An Introduction

The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, a student-run organization at Harvard College, is a select ensemble of musicians and students dedicated to the highest caliber of both a cappella and choral-orchestral masterworks performances. Spanning nearly five octaves and six centuries, our diverse repertoire has delighted audiences around the world, most recently in Australia, where the Collegium spent its 35th anniversary tour.

Singers in HRCM are also given the opportunity to perform with our two subset ensembles, the Chamber Singers, a smaller ensemble that specializes in Renaissance works, and the Collegium Underground, focusing on a cappella classics.

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HRCM presents J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor

Submitted by asbrandt on Fri, 03/07/2008 - 15:56.
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J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor
Friday, March 14, 2008, 8:00 PM
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
Jameson Marvin, conductor 


For this special performance, the Collegium will be joined by members of the Handel and Hadyn Society, and soloists Jennifer Ellis, Paula Murrihy, Meg Bragle, Scott Whitaker, and Sumner Thompson.

Tickets are available at the Harvard Box Office:
Holyoke Center Arcade
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-2222
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets


Not sung on the Harvard campus since 1998, the Mass in B Minor (BWV 232, 1749) represents one of the highest points of Western musical achievement and is the finest example of any polyphonic mass produced by Bach, the master of the Baroque. Though Bach himself never heard the work performed in its entirety, modern scholars attest that he no doubt wished the Mass to be regarded as a monument to his skill. The members of the Collegium are thrilled to be perfecting such a bold and glorious piece, and are especially excited to be joined by musical guests of the highest caliber.

In addition to this exciting performance by the Collegium and the wonderful musicians who will be joining them, this occasion will also mark the celebration of the dedication and energetic passion of the man behind choral music at Harvard: Dr. Jameson Marvin. This season is Dr. Marvin's 30th here at Harvard, where his incredible musical drive has led not one but three choirs to the pinnacle of ensemble performance as recognized both here in the Boston area and in the national choral community, where concert-goers and musical leaders alike have had the opportunity to experience first-hand the superb music produced by such devotion.