Lincoln Festival Chorus performs Haydn, Mozart, Gershwin, and Cole Porter on Friday and Sunday, Aug. 7 and 9, both at 7:30 PM at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

Lincoln Festival Chorus performs Haydn, Mozart, Gershwin, and Cole Porter on Friday and Sunday, Aug. 7 and 9, both at 7:30 PM at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. For more information, contact Lincoln Arts Festival at 207-633-3913 or lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com.

Joseph Haydn’s “Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo,” composed around 1775 for the Brothers Hospitallers in Eisenstadt, is a masterpiece of compact liturgical music often referred to as the “Little Organ Mass.” The mass is highlighted by its serene Benedictus movement, which features a extended solo that will feature renowned soprano Erin Chenard, accompanied by an ornate organ part that Haydn may have played for the first performance of the work.

Also on the program are the Mozart “Laudate Dominum” featuring soprano Louisa Lucile Rossano, and arrangements of songs by Kern, Cole Porter, and the Gershwin brothers. This concert is sure to be a favorite of audiences!

Tickets are $20 and are available online at https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.venue&venueid=271 or at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Boothbay Harbor. They may also be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance. Be sure to visit https://www.facebook.com/lincolnfestivalchorus.org and https://www.lincolnartsfestival.org/lincoln-festival-chorus/