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Artist description
A 30-plus member choral singing group, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Specializing in liturgical and secular choral works ranging from early European to late Twentieth Century. |
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Music Style
Choral. |
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Musical Influences
Choral music from the Early Middle Ages to the 20th Century. |
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Artist History
Formed in 1959, Musica Sacra has earned a reputation as a superb small chorus with the versatility to give authentic performances of music from many eras. Director Mary Beekman, now in her 25th season, continues to take Musica Sacra to new heights of musical excellence. The group has performed at the invitation of institutions such as the Boston Early Music Festival; WGBH Radio; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University.
In 2003, Musica Sacra released their much-anticipated studio recording, LOVE, LUST, AND LAUDATIONS: FLEMISH CHORAL MUSIC OF THE HIGH RENAISSANCE, selections from which are available here. This recording is available for purchase through our Web site at http://www.musicasacra.org/html/recordings.html.
This season, Musica Sacra will premiere Boston composer Daniel Pinkham's MAGNIFICAT for chorus, soprano and wind quintet--a new work written especially for Mary Beekman and Musica Sacra.
For full details about this season's program, and to learn how you can become an active part of Musica Sacra, visit our Web site at http://www.musicasacra.org. |
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Group Members
Mary Beekman, Director |
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Instruments
Voice and accompanist. Occasional orchestral and soloist collaboration. |
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Albums
Love, Lust, and Laudations: Flemish Choral Music of the High Renaissance |
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Press Reviews
"Musica Sacra blew me away!" (Daniel Pinkham, Composer, upon hearing our performance of his Christmas Cantata)
"[Musica Sacra's] admirable handling of exotic harmony and tight-woven counterpoint would have had any choral conductor weeping in gratitude." (Susan Larson, The Boston Globe)
"Musica Sacra breathes freshness, fire into [Mozart's] Requiem...uncommonly fresh and direct--almost like breaking news...a lean, transparent, quick-speaking choral sound..." (The Boston Globe) |
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Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts - USA |
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