Sunday, August 3, 2025, 10:30 AM – Sanctuary of Santa Paulina – Nova Trento

Vocal and Instrumental Octet Tour

The Way to Heaven

Sacred Program – download poster

1) Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-viv.)
Pie Jesu – Soprano, Mezzosoprano and Piano * [3′]
From Requiem for the Death of the Father (1985)

2) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
• Andiamo verso la Tua Casa – Ottetto Vocale “a cappella” * [2′]
Original for Harpsichord: Bourrée II, II Suite Inglese, BWV 807 – 1715/23
• Magnificat – Ottetto Vocale “a cappella” * [2′]
Original for Harpsichord: Invenzione a 2 Voci n° 4, BWV 775 – 1720/23
• Laudamus Te – Ottetto Vocale “a cappella” * [2′]
Original for Harpsichord: Sinfonia a 3 Voci n° 11, BWV 797 – 1720/23

3) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Domine Deus – Soprano and Piano [3′]
N° 6 «Gloria» D Major, RV589 – 1713-14

4) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La Vergine degli Angeli – Soprano, Coro and Piano [3′]
From the Opera «The Force of Destiny» – 1862

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5) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Somewhere (In qualche luogo) – Female Vocal Quartet “a cappella” * [3′]
From the musical West Side Story, 1957 – vocal adaptation by David Downes

6) Riz Ortolani (1926-2014)
Fratello Sole, sorella Luna – Tenore, Recorder Contralto, Coro a 7 Voci e Pf. * [3′]
Sung by Claudio Baglioni in the film by Franco Zeffirelli (1971)

7) Renato Zero [Renato Fiacchini] (1950-viv.)
[Orchestr. orig. by Renato Serio (1946-2024)]
Ave, Maria – Tenore, Coro, Pf. e Perc. * [5′]

8) Stefan Nilsson (1950-2023)
Fly with me – Female Voice, 2 Recorders Contr., Sax Contr., Coro a 8 V. e Pf.* [5′]
From Kay Pollak‘s film “As It Is in Heaven” – 2004

9) Bobbi Fischer (1965-viv.)
Magnificat – 4 Soloists, 7-Voice Choir and Piano * [4′]

10) Roger Emerson (1950-viv.)
Cantate Domino, do Brasil – 2002 – 8-Voice Choir and Pf. * [3′]

* Versions by Giovanni Tenti