JUBILATE DEO
November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 4:00 PM at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Ocean City, New Jersey. Enjoy a captivating performance featuring Ellen Junggren (Alto), Erik Wagner (Tenor), Ashley Arsenault (Soprano), Robert Snodgrass (Bass), the Hammonton Middle School Chorus, Scott Breiner (Organist), and conducted by John Bate. Admission is free, and a freewill offering will be accepted. Accessible parking is available. For more information, please call (609) 399-2988 ext.104.
JUBILATE DEO by Dan Forrest brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text, “0 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 i
these languages with Engl sh. The result is a stunning global celebration of joy, as all the earth sings as one, “omnis terra, jubilate!” The Masterworks Choir will be joined by the Hammonton Middle School Chorus under the direction of Ashley Arsenault, accompanied by a small orchestra and pipe organ.
Enriching the musical heritage of southern New Jersey for the past five decades, the Masterworks Choir and Orchestra presents classic and contemporary sacred choral music under the direction of John Gregory Bate. The Masterworks Choir is a group of talented and dedicated local volunteers. Come and hear why the Sentinel Ledger calls this choir "The jewel in the crown of ecclesiastic music in this area."
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners through the Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage.
The Masterworks Choir would also like to thank St. Peter's United Methodist Church, the Foster Karney Foundation, our Patrons and Audience for their continued generous support of the Choir, the Arts and Arts Education in the South Jersey area.