Chorus meditates on 'Lamentations'.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: March 24, 2002| Author: Medrek, T.J. | Copyright information

Chanticleer and Handel & Haydn Society in John Tavener's "Lamentations and Praises,'' at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Friday; repeats today.

John Tavener's new "Lamentations and Praises'' was revealed as a work of profound beauty when, just prior to its world premiere in California in January, it was released on a Teldec CD. In its Boston premiere Friday at Sanders Theatre, a co-presentation of the FleetBoston Celebrity Series and Handel & Haydn Society, "Lamentations'' ...

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