Presented in collaboration with Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and Lark Society for Chamber Music

Considered one of the most significant works of the past decade, composer Phil Kline’s John the Revelator is a gorgeous and powerful Mass for the 21st century. John the Revelator finds inspiration in the writings of Samuel Beckett and poet David Shapiro, early American hymns, shape-note singing and the events of 9/11. Acclaimed for their “smoothly blended and impeccably balanced sound” (The New York Times), Lionheart is joined by municipal organist Ray Cornils and Portland String Quartet for this unique presentation. The concert will feature a new work for organ by Kline, commissioned in part by Portland Ovations and Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ.