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Prayer

First Preview: Oct 15, 2015
Opening Date: Oct 15, 2015
Closing Date: Nov 2, 2015
Running Time: 01:15
Prayer
http://whitelightfestival.org/events/christine-brewer-and-paul-jacobs-prayer
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Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway, New York City, NY 10023
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The inimitable soprano Christine Brewer and America’s foremost organist, Paul Jacobs, explore timeless sacred works in this unique pairing of voice and organ.

The program builds from the tender meditations of Lili Boulanger’s celestial “Pie Jesu,” dictated as she lay dying at age 24 to her sister Nadia, to the ecstatic joy of Widor’s glorious Toccata from Symphony No. 5.

Christine Brewer, soprano
Paul Jacobs, organ

Bach: Sinfonia
 Bach: Bist du bei mir iTunes
 Handel: But Oh! What Art Can Teach 
 Franck: Panis angelicus 
Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces for organ solo 
 Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu 
 Puccini: Salve del ciel regina 
 Reger: Toccata and Fugue 
Wolf (arr. Reger): Three songs
Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir
Widor: Toccata, from Symphony No. 5

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st @ 5 PM

Part of White Light Festival 2015
ConcertConcert
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: There is no late seating. With English supertitles. Performance will be followed by a White Light Lounge.

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  • Ms. Brewer’s voice is glorious. She sings with abundant sound and wondrous colorings.

    —New York Times
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  • Paul Jacobs is one of the great living virtuosos.

    —Washington Post
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  • Ms. Brewer’s voice is glorious. She sings with abundant sound and wondrous colorings.

    —New York Times
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  • Paul Jacobs is one of the great living virtuosos.

    —Washington Post
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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Infrared assistive listening devices (headsets and neck loops) available at the Head Usher’s Desk. A valid photo ID is needed to ensure return.

  • Passenger Loading Zone

    South corner of West 66th Street and Broadway

  • Restroom

    Accessible men’s and women’s restrooms on lower level orchestra right. Accessible unisex restrooms on lobby/street level, on the ramp to the left of the box office windows.

  • Water Fountain

    Accessible on lower level orchestra right.

  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair accessible locations and designated aisle transfer seats are available throughout the theater. Specify accessible seating when purchasing to ensure most suitable accommodations.

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