COMMON GROUND: THE MUSIC OF GÓRECKI AND JEFF BEAL
Feb 1, 2026 - 7:00 PM
The first of the Master Chorale's commissioned world premieres this season is by five-time Emmy®-winning composer Jeff Beal, known for his scores for TV shows like House of Cards, Monk, and Rome, as well as films such as Pollock and Blackfish. Part of Common Ground: The Music of Górecki and Jeff Beal, Beal’s new work, The Beatitudes, will be paired with Henryk Górecki’s Miserere, a deeply moving piece inspired by the Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s. Composed in 1981 as a protest against Soviet-backed government intervention, Miserere was not premiered until 1987 due to martial law. With just five words in its text—“Domine Deus noster, Miserere nobis” (“Lord our God, have mercy on us”)—Górecki creates an oasis of peace and compassion. The Chorale first performed Miserere in 2002 during Grant Gershon’s inaugural season as Artistic Director and recorded Miserere in 2013 for Decca.
ARTISTS
JENNY WONG, conductor
80 singers, piano and trumpet (played by JEFF BEAL)
Please note that artists, dates, times, prices, and program are subject to change. All sales final.
| Date | Performance Times | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Walt Disney Concert Hall | Buy Tickets |
The first of the Master Chorale's commissioned world premieres this season is by five-time Emmy®-winning composer Jeff Beal, known for his scores for TV shows like House of Cards, Monk, and Rome, as well as films such as Pollock and Blackfish. Part of Common Ground: The Music of Górecki and Jeff Beal, Beal’s new work, The Beatitudes, will be paired with Henryk Górecki’s Miserere, a deeply moving piece inspired by the Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s. Composed in 1981 as a protest against Soviet-backed government intervention, Miserere was not premiered until 1987 due to martial law. With just five words in its text—“Domine Deus noster, Miserere nobis” (“Lord our God, have mercy on us”)—Górecki creates an oasis of peace and compassion. The Chorale first performed Miserere in 2002 during Grant Gershon’s inaugural season as Artistic Director and recorded Miserere in 2013 for Decca.
ARTISTS
JENNY WONG, conductor
80 singers, piano and trumpet (played by JEFF BEAL)
Please note that artists, dates, times, prices, and program are subject to change. All sales final.
| Date | Performance Times | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Walt Disney Concert Hall | Buy Tickets |
