The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Robert Simpson and now in its 28th season, will perform “Desert Island Playlist” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at South Main Baptist Church for its third fall concert. “Desert Island Playlist” recognizes that there are certain pieces that touch us so deeply that we would not want to be without them even if stranded on a desert island.

In “Desert Island Playlist,” the Houston Chamber Choir will perform some of its all-time favorites, along with song requests from patrons, for an evening of music with special meaning for all.

“This is a concert designed to reconnect us with works that first kindled our love of choral music, and without which we would truly feel stranded,” says Simpson. “We asked our audience and our musicians for their favorites, and I’ve added a few of my own. It is a thrill for me to anticipate that each piece will have a special meaning to someone hearing it.”

Works will include:

Motet No. 6 , Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden by J. S. Bach

Miserere - Gregorio Allegri, a closely guarded piece sung only by the Choir of the Sistine Chapel until a 14-year-old Mozart heard it twice on a visit to Rome and promptly transcribed the piece from memory, thus giving it to the world

Ave maris stella by Edvard Grieg

O salutaris by Ēriks Ešenvalds

Christus factus est by Anton Bruckner

Popular hits by The King’s Singers, The Real Group and The Swingles

Audience sing-along of Mozart’s Ave verum

Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm

South Main Baptist Church, 4100 Main St., Houston, TX 77002

Tickets range from $10 (student) to $40 for regular admission. Click here to purchase tickets or go to https://www.houstonchamberchoir.org/desert-island-playlist.

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