Dominick Argento and J. Reilly Lewis

Dominick Argento and J. Reilly Lewis

The Cathedral Choral Society presents the world premiere of a commission by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento on March 2, 2008 at 4 p.m. Scored for symphonic chorus, soprano, treble, narrator and orchestra, Sunday's performance at the Washington National Cathedral features soprano Elizabeth Futral. Created as a tribute to his late wife and in honor of the Cathedral's Centennial, Evensong: Of Love and Angels movingly portrays the transcendent power of the heavenly hosts to heal the suffering of mortals. Classical WETA's Deb Lamberton invited composer Dominick Argento and Cathedral Choral Society Music Director J. Reilly Lewis into our studios to discuss the work and its genesis.