Martin Luther believed that music holds a special place in our lives by connecting us to the Divine in profound ways. His own hymn texts and compositions have inspired composers for generations whose works are now inescapably connected to our rich Lutheran heritage.
We invite you to tune in for a special livestream concert featuring music of the Reformation. Martina Bingham (soprano), Sarah Lambert Connelly (mezzo-soprano), Tomás Romas (tenor), and Scott Fikse (bass-baritone) will perform works by composers who set some of Luther’s most famous texts to music. The cornerstone piece of the evening will be Mendelssohn’s rarely heard setting of Aus Tiefer Not Schrei’ ich zu dir (Out of the depths I cry to you), a choral motet organized into 5 beautifully unique movements. The quartet is joined by virtuoso keyboardist Maika‘i Nash, who will play what he describes as two of his “bucketlist” piano works—transcriptions of notable gems of the instrumental repertoire by J. S. Bach.
The concert will livestream on the LCH Facebook page at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 29. Download the concert program booklet.
A suggested donation of $10 may be made by mail (Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahu Street, Honolulu, HI 96822) or via PayPal using the link to the right.
Program
- Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist: Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)
- Partita for Violin No. 3 in E major, bwv 1006: J. S. Bach (1685–1750), arr. Rachmaninov
- Aus tiefer Not schrei’ ich zu dir, Op. 23: Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
- Organ Sonata No. 4, bwv 528, II. Andante: Bach, transc. Stradal
- Ein Feste Burg: Johann Walter (1496–1570)