Music review: Robert Shafer and City Choir at Cathedral of St. Thomas More
Composition review: Robert Shafer and City Choir at Cathedral of St. Thomas More
Robert Shafer offered a tribute to French composition with the City Choir of Washington at Arlington’s Cathedral of St. Thomas More on Sunday night. More specifically it was a personal homage to his own education with Nadia Boulanger, the legendary muse of so many American musicians. The spartan harmonies of the austere opening work, the “Hymne au Soleil” by Nadia’s sister Lili Boulanger, set a …
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