Italian composer/pianist Angelo Comisso took on a challenging task when he decided to write contemporary music to one of the most powerful medieval hymns, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, that meditates on the ...
Stabat Mater is a thirteenth-century Roman Catholic hymn attributed to Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa ("The sorrowful mother was standing").
Naija Gist - Latest: A 'Stabat Mater' Colored by a Composer's Faith
The words of the Stabat Mater come from an ancient Latin text describing Mary weeping at the cross over her son, Jesus. While the Catholic poem has been set to music by many — from Vivaldi to Arvo ...
It’s hard to think of a major work by a major composer that’s as uncelebrated as Antonín Dvorák’s “Stabat Mater.” Begun in 1876 and completed the following year, this sacred cantata takes its text ...
The Stabat Mater's imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross, and Pergolesi's 18th-century setting remains a choral favourite. Pam Self tells the moving story of how this ...
Chicago Sun-Times: Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra triumph in glorious Stabat Mater
Post and Courier: St. John’s choir to give repeat performance of ‘Stabat Mater’ in Aiken
St. John’s choir to give repeat performance of ‘Stabat Mater’ in Aiken
National Catholic Register: Composer Honored to Have His Setting of ‘Stabat Mater’ Performed in Sistine Chapel
Contemporary composer Sir James MacMillan has said it was an “honor and delight” to have his setting of the Stabat Mater performed in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday evening. In front of an audience of ...