On Sunday, May 17, at 6pm in the Cathedral Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, the Diocesan Choir and Cathedral Chorale will combine for a performance of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K. 339, with orchestra and soloists Lucy Tamez Creech, soprano, Natalie Arduino, mezzo-soprano, Del Howard, tenor and Jason Awbrey, bass. This concert, in memory of the late Father Gilbert J. Graham, will also feature the solo cantata Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165, sung by Ms. Creech. Funds raised by this concert will benefit the Fr. Gilbert J. Graham Institute Endowment, established in 2003 to support the Gilbert J. Graham, O.P. Institute for Sacred Music and Performing Arts.
Cathedral Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe in Dallas TX
The Father Gilbert J. Graham, O.P. Institute for Sacred Music and Performing Arts was established in honor of Fr. Graham upon his retirement in 2003. The Institute’s mission is three-fold: to create, to build and to sustain a sacred music and performing arts program at the Cathedral, enhancing its presence and its participation in the life of the Arts District.
Though the concert is free to the public, concert goers will be given an opportunity to make a financial gift toward the continued growth of the Fr. Gilbert J. Graham Institute Endowment Fund, enabling the Institute to bring a premier sacred music and performing arts program to the community through the Cathedral.
