Cedille Chicago Presents

On this week’s show, we celebrate Verdi month on WFMT (in honor of the great Italian opera composer’s 200th birthday anniversary on Oct. 10) with a work very much inspired by the Italian master: Gian Carlo Menotti’s Missa (Mass) “O Pulchritudo” performed by the William Ferris Chorale under the direction of its founding music director. Playlist for October 2, 2013 Inspired by Verdi: Gian Carlo Menotti’s Missa “O Pulchritudo” GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911–2007) Missa "O Pulchritudo" (1979) (43:22) I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Motet: O Pulchritudo IV. Sanctus and Benedictus V. Agnus Dei From William Ferris Chorale: Menotti and Vierne Cedille Records CDR 7001 (Tracks 1–5) Joan Gibbons, soprano Deborah Fair, mezzo soprano John Vorrasi, tenor Thomas Sillitti, bass William Ferris Chorale Composer Festival Orchestra William Ferris, conductor WILLIAM FERRIS (1937–2000) Ed È Subito Sera (1965) I. Ride la gazza, nera sugli aranci (9:48) From Corridors of Light: Music of William Ferris Cedille Records CDR 7004 (Track 2) John Vor