Please join us for the O’ahu Island premiere of Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo
We are so very happy to announce that the composer himself will be in attendance. This is the first performance on island of this work.
Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text, “O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” by setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of musical influences. Each movement combines some characteristics of its language-group’s musical culture with the composer’s own musical language. Movements include liturgical Latin, intertwined Hebrew and Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Zulu, Spanish, Song of the Earth (untexted), and a closing movement combining several of these languages with English. The result is a stunning global celebration of joy, as all the earth sings as one, “omnis terra, jubilate!”
Details:
- Who:
- The Windward Choral Society & Guests; Susan McCreary Duprey, Founder & Artistic Director; Dr. Tommy Yee, Collaborative Pianist37-member professional orchestra
- Members of Hawaiʻi Youth Opera Chorus; Nola Nahulu, Director
- Members of Punahou Middle School Choirs; Joanna Habermann, Director
- What:
- Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo O’ahu Premiere
- When:
- Sunday, June 11, 2023 4:00-5:00 PM
- Where:
- Kawaiaha’o Church 957 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Contact:
- WindwardChoralSociety@gmail.com
Brought to you in part with funding by the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the ARTs.