The concert will feature Ola Gjeilo’s “Dark Night of the Soul” for chorus, string quartet and piano. Gjeilo’s work is based on a sixteenth-century text attributed to St. John of the Cross. Gjeilo’s music has been performed at some of the world’s most acclaimed music halls and is now yours to hear at the Parish of St. Matthew in our own backyard.
Jo-Michael Scheibe chairs the Thornton School of Music’s Department of Choral and Sacred Music at the University of Southern California, where he conducts the Chamber Singers, teaches choral conducting and supervises the graduate and undergraduate choral program at the school. In addition, he serves as the National President-Elect of the American Choral Directors’ Association.
The April 15 concert will include music by Byrd, Tippet and O’Regan plus contemporary arrangements of folksongs and spirituals.
Tickets for the concert are $35 ($10 students).
Music at St. Matthew’s presents seven concerts throughout the season. For program details, tickets and other information visit the Music Guild website: MusicGuildOnline.org or call (310) 573-7422.
