AVE - St. Francis of Assisi: Musings on a New World Order

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AVE celebrates the life and works of San Francisco's patron saint through song, both old and new. The program features works spanning more than eight centuries, from anonymous 12th century Lauds to contemporary works by jazz composer Anders Paulsson. Also performed; Palestrina's rarely performed setting of the Canticle of Simeon (Nunc Dimittis) for three choirs, Francis Poulenc's "Quatre Petites Prieres de S. Francois d'Assise", and works by Perotin, Merulo, Morten Lauridsen, Fredrik Sixten and others.