The Burlington Choral Society, Richard Riley, Artistic Director

presents

Franz Schubert's Mass in E-Flat Major

We invite you to an evening of glorious music. Artistic director Richard Riley will lead the chorus, with an orchestra of strings, winds, brass and timpani, in Franz Schubert’s dramatic Mass in E-flat Major. Written in 1828, shortly before Schubert died at age 31, it begins with the pleading Kyrie (Lord, have mercy) and moves through the colorful Gloria, Credo and Sanctus. The final movement, Agnus Dei, is a passionate prayer that ends with Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace).

Riley says, “This final Schubert Mass is a big work, at times haunting and at times exuberant. We are eager to surround our audience with this glorious masterpiece.”

Also on the program are two short instrumental works featuring our guest musicians: 

- Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile from the String Quartet Op. 11, arranged for string orchestra

- Schubert's Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2 in E-Flat. Jenny Bower, piano

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Covid Safety Policy

The concert will be held in the spacious Performance Hall of the Elley-Long Music Center. All chorus members are fully vaccinated and boosted.

The Burlington Choral Society requests that every audience member be fully vaccinated and boosted.

For the safety of all audience members, masks are required inside the building.

If you are feeling sick, have symptoms of COVID-19, have recently tested positive or have recently come into contact with someone who has COVID-19, please do not attend. 

This policy is in effect as of April 18, 2022. 

Questions? Please contact the Burlington Choral Society at [email protected]. 

Accessibility

Elley-Long Music Center has two dedicated parking spaces for people with disabilities: in front of the building and two in the parking lot along the side of the building. The main entrance for audience members is flat with no barriers. All restrooms have a stall that will accommodate a wheelchair.

If you would like a space reserved in the hall for a wheelchair, or if you need other accommodations, please email us by Thursday, April 21, at [email protected].