Our next festival will be Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Bluff Park United Methodist Church, 733 Valley Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35226. Our guest clinician for the 2025–26 season is professor of music and director of choral activities at Jacksonville State University, Dr. Eliezer Yanson Jr. Dr. Yanson also conducts the A Cappella Choir and Civic Chorale and teaches undergraduate and graduate music classes. We also welcome the return of Karen Krekelberg as our accompanist. A pre-concert lecture will be offered prior to the concert at 2:00 p.m. for those interested in more program details.
Our repertoire for this season includes a past favorite, Dan Forrest's Requiem for the Living, as well as several new pieces to our singers and audience. Please see the listing below, and plan on joining us for this free concert of sacred choral music.
Veni Sancte Spiritus......................................W. A. Mozart
He, Watching Over Israel.........................F. Mendelssohn
Requiem for the Living......................................D. Forrest
1. Introit – Kyrie (0:00)
2. Vanitas Vanitatum (9:29)
3. Agnus Dei (15:35)
4. Sanctus (21:55)
5. Lux Aeterna (29:25)
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Sing.......................................................arr. M. Ijames
Of the Father's Love Begotten.....................arr. J. Brown
Psalm 100 (Make a Joyful Noise)....................R. Clausen
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing......arr. M. Wilberg