Requiem: I Will Lift Mine Eyes

For All Saints Day, immerse yourself in a lustrous program of remembrance, hope and thanksgiving for the saints both living and departed. Blessed Are They Whom Thou Hast Chosen by Tchaikovksy honors the departed, as our souls seek a heavenly home in O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings. Visions of heaven unfold in music by Forsberg, Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal, and an exuberant bluegrass version of Unclouded Day. You’ll hear Evening Prayer by Ola Gjeilo with text by St. Augustine urging “give your angels charge over those who sleep,” as I Will Lift Mine Eyes by Runestad reassures us of the enduring love of God. You’ll discover the divine O Salutaris Hostia by Esenvald featuring a soaring soprano duet, and experience Tavener’s haunting Song for Athene. Savor evocative new music with soprano saxophone in Requiem Canticorum by Whitbourn and Ancient Waters Warmed by Life by Ralph Johnson with text by Laurie Richardson Johnson. A soulful City Called Heaven and music by Gawthrop and Craig Hella Johnson create an uplifting evening for remembrance and renewal at St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel.