Name: Quam Pulchra Es–Celebrating Palestrina
Start: 2025-05-17T18:30:00-05:00
Location: St. Olaf Catholic Church

$Quam Pulchra Es\u2013Celebrating Palestrina$

We celebrate 500 years since the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the Italian composer whose clear and elegant polyphony influenced the development of sacred choral music for centuries.
Enjoy his “Missa Quam Pulchra Es” and other sacred choral pieces from different regions and centuries since Palestrina!
Johannes Lupi (1506–1539) — Quam pulchra es
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) — Missa Quam pulchra es
William Billings (1746–1800) — I Am the Rose of Sharon
Ola Gjeilo (b.1978) — Tota pulchra es
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (1938–2013) — Heyr, Himna Smiður
Palestrina — Quam pulchra es
Negro spiritual — Rise, shine, for thy light is a-comin'
Free admission, donation welcomed