Greetings to Everyone and Welcome to Prentice Concert Chorale’s 2018-2019 Season.

Before us we have a challenging and exciting season. From spirituals, to a triumphant Handel oratorio, to premiering two works including a international collaboration in honor of Leonardo da Vinci, this is a season you won’t want to miss.

Band of Angels: Sept. 16, 2018
This piece was composed for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Sixteenth St. Baptist Church; the bombing that took the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, and Carol Robertson. This work is a compilation of spirituals and gospel songs and scripture.

TSO Christmas Concert: Dec. 17, 2018
Menotti Shepherds’ Chorus from “Amahl and the Night Visitors”Berlioz “Shepherds’ Farewell to the Holy Family” from L’Enfance du ChristRutter Shepherds’ Pipe CarolAlex Diaz, “This Holiday” a premier performance

Judas Maccabaeus: Feb. 24, 2019
The story of a people’s triumph told in music of high drama and glorious pageantry, Judas Maccabaeus is George Frideric Handel at his heroic best, full of rousing choruses, ravishing duets, and fiery arias.

The Notebooks of Leonardo daVinci: April 23, 2019
Sung in collaboration with University of Alabama choirs and orchestra
To honor the legacy of the quintessential Renaissance man, Jocelyn Hagen announces a new work for chorus, orchestra and film projections. The work brings to life pages from da Vinci’s famous notebooks, using his words for the libretto and animating both the texts and illustrations in a beautifully expressive visual dance.