PARK SLOPE — A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SONGS OF FAITH that have carried people through time is the theme of a sacred music concert this Saturday, at 7 p.m., hosted at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Park Slope.
The Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale’s spring concert is themed “Songs of Faith and Devotion Through the Ages,” celebrating one of choral music’s earliest and most natural functions: the expression of faith and religious devotion through the human voice. The program will start with liturgical music from the Renaissance and then jump to the 19th and 20th centuries, with works that offer modern, multicultural and interfaith responses to sacred texts.
Repertoire highlights include Palestrina’s “Stabat Mater,” Ginastera’s “The Lamentations of Jeremiah,” Holst’s “Hymns from the Rig-Veda,” and a selection of African and African-American spirituals. Tickets, at $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors, are available via the conservatory’s website.
According to an announcement, the concert program reflects a revival of interest in spiritual guidance and religious faith since the pandemic, particularly among the Millennial and Gen-Z age groups.
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