Rutter’s Requiem is a work of solace, contemplation, and intimacy, balancing moments of tension and high drama with lucent beauty and grace. We perform this modern masterpiece alongside music that explores the sorrow and the sweetness of partings and farewells, with works by Joseph Twist, Eleanor Daley, Elaine Hagenberg, and Stephen Paulus.

Rutter’s Three Shakespeare Songs bring the Bard’s timeless verses to life with cheerful warmth. His predecessor Ralph Vaughan Williams’ own Shakespeare Songs provide contrast with their darker, velvety sonorities. Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs and other poetry settings come together in this marriage of lyricism and harmony.