Whitsuntide Concert: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass

Name: Whitsuntide Concert: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
Start: 2026-05-24T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-24T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77002

Schedule

Sun May 24 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77002 | Houston, TX

Celebrate Whitsuntide with a free evening of choral and instrumental masterworks at one of Houston's most beautiful historic spaces.
The Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral — led by conductor Robert Simpson and organist Valentina Huang — present a program spanning four centuries of sacred and folk music, from the imperial grandeur of Haydn's Vienna to haunting Russian folk songs, Renaissance polyphony, Acadian melody, and dramatic Mozart organ writing.
The evening culminates in Joseph Haydn's electrifying Missa in Angustiis — the Lord Nelson Mass — one of the great choral masterpieces of the Western canon.
🎶 The Program
Haydn — Te Deum for Empress Maria Theresa
Stravinsky — Three Peasant Songs (sung in Russian)
Leonarda — Ave Regina Celorum (sung in Latin)
Arsenault/arr. Hart Rouge — Vichten
Mozart — Fantasie in F minor, K. 608
Haydn — Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass)
🎤 Soloists
Sara Dacon, soprano · Kanade Motomura, alto · Sean Stultz, tenor · Jadon Campos, bass
Also featuring The Treble Choir of Houston, directed by Marianna Parnas-Simpson.
✅ Free admission — no tickets required
✅ All are welcome — no church membership needed
🅿️ Parking at the Christ Church Cathedral Parking Garage
⛪ Eucharist service to follow in Golding Chapel
During the concert, we'll be sharing exciting details about our upcoming Tour Farewell Evensong — Saturday, July 11 at 2:00 PM. Stay tuned!