Spanish Music for the Day of the Dead

Tactus SF will present two concerts of music for the Day of the Dead, featuring music by Renaissance composers working in Spain and the Spanish New World.

The concerts will be conducted by new Tactus SF Music Director Sven Edward Olbash in his premiere appearance with the ensemble. The 24-voice a cappella ensemble will present musical settings of texts that comprise the traditional Roman Catholic Office for the Dead, a centuries-old liturgy underlying the Hispanic commemoration of El Día de los Muertos.

The music contemplates death and the afterlife in a series of powerful settings of texts from the Book of Job, the Psalms, and the Hebrew prophets. The settings, in both chant and polyphony, are by some of the greatest composers working in the major cathedrals of Hispanic Europe and the New World, including Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Fernanco Franco, and Juan Vásquez.
Wine reception to follow both concerts.

In-person and live stream access is FREE for Patreon subscribers! If you are a Patreon supporter, you do NOT need to also reserve an Eventbrite ticket here.

There are three ticket options:

In-Person: November 2, 2024 - Saturday, 4:00 pm

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (3281 16th St, San Francisco, CA)

In-Person: November 3, 2024 - Sunday, 4:00 pm

St. Paul's Episcopal Church (114 Montecito Ave, Oakland, CA)

Online: November 3, 2024 - 4:00 pm

Live stream of the Sunday concert (on sale through Sunday, 11/24/2024), can be watched on-demand anytime. You will receive a link within 24 hours before the start of the concert.

PARKING INFO: Guests attending on Saturday can park in the parking lot behind Mission Dolores. Access to the lot is from Church Street, just south of 16th Street. You can exit the lot on 16th Street. You should exit the lot by 7 pm or you may be locked out.

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