Stabat Mater: San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra April 30, 2011

April 30, 4 pm

For its Spring 2011 concert season, San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra will perform the sung mass Stabat Mater written by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi in 1736. "Stabat Mater" is a thirteenth century poem, written in Latin, about the thoughts of Mary, Mother of Jesus, at the foot of the cross. Several composers have tried their hand at setting it to music, and Pergolesi's work is perhaps the best-known. Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was originally written for soprano, alto, two violins, viola, and basso continuo. Achille Bocus has rearranged the work for our plucked string orchestra, and we will feature Soprano Susan Gundunas and Mezzo-Soprano Twila Ehmcke as the soloists.

Official Website: http://www.sfmandolin.org/concerts.shtml