Eternal Returns

Renaissance motets of loss and renewal
Concert Program [PDF] / Texts & Translations [PDF]

June 8, 2024 - Saturday, 3:00 pm
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (3281 16th St, San Francisco, CA)

June 10, 2024 - Monday, 4:00 pm*
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA)

* Live stream and recording available (on sale through Monday, 6/16/2014)

Tactus SF presents choral masterpieces exploring the eternal cycle of beginnings, endings, and new beginnings, traditionally symbolized by the ouroboros—a snake devouring its own tail. Endings are not only experiences of loss but also opportunities for renewal, a doubleness from which Renaissance composers drew inspiration for motets of grief and consolation. This a cappella concert by Bay Area chorus Tactus SF will take us on a journey from beginnings into life and from endings to new beginnings, as represented in works by composers including Tallis, Byrd, Morales, Palestrina, Josquin, and Phinot (his wonderful motet in a brand new edition by a member of the chorus).

The concert, part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival Fringe, is the last to be planned and conducted by Music Director Elizabeth Kimble. Please join Tactus SF for this musical celebration of farewells, transformations, and new horizons.