Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven’s last great sacred work follows in the tradition of Bach, Mozart, and Haydn. Yet Beethoven infuses his Mass setting with a powerful new humanism, expressing both his own inner spiritual convictions and the aspirations for peace that swept Europe during the post-Napoleonic era. For this concert, we were again joined by soloists Tamara Matthews, Jennifer Lane, Jeffrey Thomas and James Weaver and pianist Steven Bailey in a memorable performance.