Both Human and Divine—Songs of Fathers and Children

Ensemble VIII presents Both Human and Divine—Songs of Fathers and Children on March 11 at Saint Louis Catholic Church Chapel beginning at 7:30 p.m.

From transcendent love to tragic grief, the vast range of human emotions possible between fathers and their children is immense. This concert scales the heights with Jacob Handl’s infectious Latin setting of the Lord’s Prayer and Heinrich Schütz’s beloved German setting of John 3:16, then plunges the depths with Thomas Tomkin’s haunting When David Heard and Josquin’s elegant Absalon, fili mi.

The centerpiece of the concert is the highly dramatic masterpiece of early oratorio, Giacomo Carissimi’s Jephte, which begins in jubilant celebration, rises to glorious triumph, and ends in tears of lamentation.

Tickets are available on Ensemble VIII’s website: www.ensembleviii.org/tickets and will also be available at the door, space permitting.