Come see Cappella Clausura perform Vespers by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1650) with the help of the H+H Youth Choruses' Chorus of Sopranos + Altos. Featuring an organ, 2 gambas, 3 theorbos, and choruses of men and women; this performance proves to be a spectacular end to an already exciting season. As this is Amelia LeClair's...
Mass in D by Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) Suffragette, composer, and famed memoirist, Smyth’s outsized personality made her friends amongst the upper classes who introduced her to Queen Victoria for whom she played her Mass on the piano, singing all the parts (now that’s chutzpah). The Queen ordered a full performance in the new Victoria...
Mass in D by Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) PREMIERE ALERT! Suffragette, composer, and famed memoirist, Smyth’s outsized personality made her friends amongst the upper classes who introduced her to Queen Victoria for whom she played her Mass on the piano, singing all the parts (now that’s chutzpah). The Queen ordered a full performance in the...
With a successful opener to our musical season completed, Cappella Clausura is excited to get ready for our next concert featuring pianist Lois Shapiro! Das Jahr (The Year) by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, is a romantic solo piano piece that captures the essence of each month in the calendar year. We've broken it up with vocal...
CAPPELLA CLAUSURA, a Newton-based professional vocal ensemble, is proud to present Exultet Terra, the first program of our 2023-2024 season. Exultet Terra is for double reeds: 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons and double chorus of 16 singers. It centers on three poems by Welsh-born poet George Herbert (1593-1633): Paradise, Colos, and Heaven. The composer,...
CAPPELLA CLAUSURA, a Newton-based professional vocal ensemble, is proud to present Exultet Terra, the first program of our 2023-2024 season. Exultet Terra is for double reeds: 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons and double chorus of 16 singers. It centers on three poems by Welsh-born poet George Herbert (1593-1633): Paradise, Colos, and Heaven. The composer,...
