Women's History Month

Passion music on this Palm Sunday edition of Choral Showcase, honoring women's history with Margaret Bonds' oratorio, Simon Bore the Cross. We'll follow with Ludwig van Beethoven's Christ on the Mount of Olives.

Show Notes

Margaret Bonds: Simon Bore the Cross

  • Janinah Burnett, soprano; Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
  • The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra
  • Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven: Christ on the Mount of Olives

  • Elsa Dreig, soprano (Seraph); Pavol Breslik, tenor (Christ); David Soar, bass (Peter)
  • London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
  • Sir Simon Rattle, conductor