Anonymous 4 members: Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, and Jacquline Horner-Kwiatek
Music at St. Paul’s presents Anonymous 4, the internationally renowned early music vocal quartet, in their first-ever concert in Chattanooga. The acclaimed a cappella ensemble performs The Last Noël, a special celebration of music for Christmas across the centuries, including songs and carols from medieval England from their debut recording, An English Ladymass; songs, hymns and conductus from their very first concert program Legends of Saint Nicholas; and traditional tunes from early America, including The Cherry Tree Carol and William Billings’ joyous Bethlehem.
Anonymous 4’s Chattanooga concert takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh at Pine Street. Tickets are $50 reserved seating; $25 general admission ($30 at the door); $10 students ($15 at the door). For reservations and more information, contact Music at St. Paul’s at 423-266-8195 or visit their websit www.stpaulschatt.org.
Program - The Last Noël: Christmas Music from Medieval England to Colonial America
An English Ladymass (14th c)
Salve virgo virginum (14th c)
Lullay my child (15th c)
Legends of St. Nicholas (13th c)
Can wassal (trad. Cornish)
Cherry Tree Carol (trad. American)
Star in the East (Southern Harmony of 1835)
Judea (Billings)
Bethlehem (Billings)
Review of Anonymous 4
Hailed for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of
Anonymous 4, Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, Jacqueline Horner-
Kwiatek, combine historical scholarship with a contemporary performance sensitivity to create
their magically pure and distinctive sound. Anonymous 4 has performed for sold-out audiences
on major concert series and at festivals throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East; and their 20 best-selling recordings for harmonia mundi usa have sold over 2 million copies.
“For nearly a quarter of a century, the female vocal quartet called Anonymous 4
has been among the most resourceful and invigorating purveyors of music both old and new.”
— SFGate.com (The San Francisco Chronicle), November 2015