December 18, 2011; January 7 & 8, 2012

Circling the Bay for Mary
Tota Pulchra, the ‘All Beautiful’

http://www.ccwf.org/totapulchra/email/english/Op027_english.html

A CONCERT: To commemorate Blessed Pope John Paul II, and to honor Mary, the love of his life, California Catholic Women’s Forum presents Tota Pulchra, a concert drawing from 1700 years of music celebrating what Mary means to Christianity: true beauty, unconditional love, vast wisdom, joyful hope and peace.

With songs from Mexico, Spain, Vietnam, France, Portugal, Italy, England, America, and Germany, all sung in their original language; Tota Pulchra takes the audience on a journey around the most important events of of Mary’s life. The concert includes pieces from throughout the Christian era with Tota Pulchra Es, a poem from the 300′s, along the road to Santiago de Compostela in the Middles Ages, ending in our era with songs such as Mary, Did You Know? Meditation Meet Mary by Christine Watkins.

Performed by well known local and international artists such as Liliane Cromer, Anna Maria Mendieta, Frances Peterson, Dana Couey, Elizabeth Campisi, Doug and James Harmon, Tony Gomez … pieces with harp, organ and more (some pieces include me on violin ^_^).

Admission:  Free will donation