Performances: Saturday,  June 9th at 7:30PM

Sunday, June 10th at 4:00PM

 

St. Anne Chapel, Marylhurst University

17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43)

Marylhurst, OR 97036

 

Featuring the Marylhurst Choral Union and Womens Chorale,

and Pacific Youth Choir

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In his 100th anniversary year, we celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with perhaps his greatest work – the triumphant and controversial MASS. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS examines what happens when a community experiences a collective crisis of faith. MASS asks the question: What happens when our systems fail us, from our religious institutions to our leaders in government to our belief in ourselves? Scored for two choirs, children’s chorus, orchestra, rock band, blues band and an army of soloists, and embracing every conceivable musical genre, from pop to gospel to blues to classical, all coming together to create an experience that defies categorization.

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Starring the acclaimed baritone Douglas Webster as the Celebrant, whose crisis of conscience is at the center of the piece, these will be unforgettable performances of a rarely-performed masterpiece. 

Co-starring: Kirk Mouser, Katie Harman Ebner, Essie Bertain, Benjamin Christopher, Steve Coker, Elizabeth Hadley, Stephanie Heuston, Owen Hofmann- Smith, Michael Kissinger, Matthew Eric Storm, Adam Young

 

Featuring the Marylhurst Choral Union, Women’s Chorale and Pacific Youth Choir.

 

Directed by Jon Kretzu

Conductor/Musical Director: Justin Smith
Adult Choir Director: Megan Elliott
Children’s Choir Director: Kaeli Porter
Production Designer: Matthew Antaky
Production Stage Manager: Pat Nims
Sound Designer: Kirk Davis

 

MASS is the quintessential expression of art that allows us to reflect, rebel, and rejoice. In the end, the piece leaves us with a final plea for peace.