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GMC Concert: Mass for the Homeless

The
Greater Middletown Chorale will present the Connecticut Premiere of Henry
Mollicone's Beatitude Mass (for the Homeless) along
with a selection of works by Beethoven, Bach, Brahms and Vaughan Williams, at
the Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane.
Artistic Director Joseph D'Eugenio will conduct the ensemble and chamber
orchestra with Allan Conway accompanying. 



Mollicone's
choral work, first performed in 2006, will be presented in partnership with and
recognition of the Middletown missions of St. Vincent de Paul and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. The Mass is a
moving, beautiful work that juxtaposes the traditional language of the Latin
Mass with English texts taken from interviews with people living in homeless
shelters. According to a reviewer, "...the Beatitude Mass draws on
his exceptional musical gifts of melody and harmony to exalt the simple,
anguished words of homeless people into haunting and moving expressions." 



This concert will be part of an inspiring weekend
event to raise awareness and give voice to an issue important to the entire
community. In addition to the GMC performance, May  3rd
will feature a pre-concert lecture by Composer Henry Mollicone and a gallery showing of St. Vincent de Paul
Middletown patron portraits by Artist Abby Carter. 

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The weekend will culminate with the Walk Against Hunger on Sunday, May 4th in Hartford. See www.gmchorale.org for more information and tickets or call (860) 316-4854.




















 

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