Celebrating 30 Years of Bringing Beautiful Choral Music to Taos!

Mass in C, Beethoven
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Mass in C, Beethoven
Beethoven wrote the Mass in C Major as a commission from Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807; continuing a tradition established by Franz Joseph Haydn who, beginning in 1795, composed one mass per year for the Esterházy family to celebrate the name day of the Prince's wife. Prince Nikolaus did not appreciate the mass, causing Beethoven to leave Esterházy's house in a rage, an event that Charles Rosen has called Beethoven's "most humiliating public failure." Fortunately for us in times since, this musical treasure has gained a vast appreciation from the listening and performing public.
Friday May 1, 2009 7:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Taos
Sunday May 3, 2009 4:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Taos
Saturday May 9, 2009 7:00pm Embudo Presbyterian Church, Dixon
The Taos Community Chorus wishes to thank the communities of Taos and Arroyo Seco for their gracious support of our concerts this last December.
A Christmas Banquet
Erick
moved to Taos two years ago from Boulder, Colorado, where he
was involved in the music scene for 32 years. He is a
graduate of Westminster Choir College, Princeton. He also
did graduate work for a number of years singing and working
under Robert Shaw, also in Princeton, New York, and
Philadelphia. While in Boulder, Erick served as music
director of several large churches there. He founded the
chorus for the Colorado Music Festival in the mid 70s and
also prepared choruses for the Boulder Bach Festival for a
number of years. During his time in Boulder Erick maintained
a large studio for vocal instruction and coaching as well.
He is very pleased to be living in New Mexico! Erick was
guest conductor with the Taos Community Chorus for its
series of Christmas concerts in December, 2008.
