Chor Leoni commissioned Vancouver composer Rupert Lang to write Magnificat. Using the unusual combination of mezzo-soprano soloist and male chorus, Lang seeks to express Mary’s personal, human response to the formal biblical text, with wonderful results.

With special guest, mezzo-soprano Mariateresa Magisano

CONRAD SUSA

1-10. Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest

OTTORINO RESPIGHI

11. Lauda per la Natività del Signore

RUPERT LANG

12-18. Magnificat