In Memoriam et Cum Gratia—

In Remembrance and With Thanksgiving

Sunday, May 1st 2022, 3 PM

Corpus Christi Church

155 Garfield Avenue, Mineola NY 11501

Our Winter Concert is a reflection on almost two years of pain, suffering and loss due to Covid, as well as on the heroic efforts of the many people who fought to overcome this pandemic. The concert opens with the world premier of Lamentations, a cantata in four movements composed by our Music Director and Conductor Thomas W. Jones while in quarantine, which speaks to the desolation and sadness following the fall of Jerusalem in the 6th century BC—a stark parallel to the emptiness of our cities, and our periodic feelings of helplessness and despair during lockdown. This will be followed by Mozart's Requiem, a memorial to all who have died during the pandemic as well as to their families and friends who were unable to visit, console, care for or even bury their loved ones.  The conclusion of the concert is from the resurrection section of Handel's Messiah where "death is swallowed up in victory, thanks be to God—AMEN!"

Adrienne will be the soprano soloist for this concert.