BU Choral Showcase - Dreams, Passions, & Words of Fire

Featuring Monteverdi & Schütz’s deeply impassioned madrigals and motets, the fervent texts from Morten Lauridsen’s Six Fire Madrigals, and Eric Whitacre’s imaginative Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, the program showcases the power of poetry, passion, and dreams through an afternoon of choral music. At its heart is Leonard Bernstein’s vibrant Missa Brevis alongside works from Randall Thompson, William Dawson, Shawn Kirchner, Ola Gjeilo, Andrea Ramsey, and more. This event is free and open to the public.

Repertoire:

• Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir from Selva morale e spirituale

• Eric Whitacre: Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine

• Morten Lauridsen: Selections from Six Fire Madrigals

• Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi, Morire • John Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night

• Norman Dello Joio: Come to Me, My Love

• Andrea Ramsey: Truth

• Eleanor Daley: Lake Isle of Innisfree

• Ola Gjeilo: The Rose

• Ryan Main: Dies Irae

• Vincent Persichetti: Dominic Has a Doll

• Vincent Persichetti: Nouns

• Heinrich Schütz: Die mit Tränen säen

• Jean Berger: The Eyes of All

• Leonard Bernstein: Missa Brevis

• Randall Thompson: Last Words of David

• William Dawson: Every Time I Feel the Spirit

• Shawn Kirchner: Unclouded Day

• Leonard Bernstein: Make Our Garden Grow

Boston University Chamber Choir

Boston University Symphonic Chorus: Karen Frank, graduate conductor

Boston University Treble & Tenor-Bass Chorus: Marie Davis & Jinho Cho, graduate conductors

When 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm on 18 October 2025
Building 855 Commonwealth Ave.