Karel Paukert
“La Nativité du Seigneur”
Karel Paukert, organ
Sunday, January 4, 2009
2:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
“Messiaen’s first great cycle for the instrument to which he devoted more than six decades of his life’s work.”
–Steve Smith, New York Times
Former CMA musical arts curator Karel Paukert returns to our concert series with his offering of “La Nativité du Seigneur” (“The Nativity of Our Lord”) for organ, the composer’s primary instrument. Messiaen served as organist at Trinity Church in Paris from 1931 until his death in 1992. Our centenary celebration of the 20th century’s great mystic ends, appropriately, with music for the organ, imbued with spiritual meditation and visions of new life. Free, tickets required.*
*In the event of a sold-out performance, all unclaimed seats will be released for reissue 10 minutes prior to performance.