April 23, 8:00 pm
First Pres Santa Monica, 1220 Second Street at Wilshire Blvd.

Franz Liszt— celebrating his bi-centenary
  Les Preludes (1848)
  Four Goethe Songs: Mignons Lied, Der König in Thule,
      Wandrers Nachtlied I &  II  (1842-60)
  The Battle of the Huns (1857);

  Via Crucis (1879)

Mark Alan Hilt, organ & conductor
Steven Vanhauwaert & Danny Holt, pianists
Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano
Armen Guzelimian, piano
Jacaranda Chamber Singers

Liszt is like an iceberg with only the most glittering music getting attention while a large and profound body of work remains largely submerged. A famous and a largely unknown tone poem performed in his two-piano transcriptions are separated by songs that inspired Wagner to steal. Finally, a rare pinnacle of religious drama will be performed on this night between Good Friday and Easter. Via Crucis contains Liszt's most advanced harmonic language and exquisite vocal writing.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe: "Knowest thou the land where the lemon trees bloom, where in dark groves golden oranges gleam...". Choral texts: Jacopone da Todi, Venantius Fortunatus, Paul Gerhardt & Johann Rist.