Motus Perpetuus VII: the Winter Choral Concert of Perpetual Motion

Dec 12, 2011 by Peggy Clifford

The most unusual choir concert of the year, “Motus Perpetuus VII: The Winter Choral Concert of Perpetual Motion,” will be presented Thursday, December 15. The Santa Monica High School choirs will simultaneously make beautiful vocal music and make the most of all of Barnum Hall’s performing spaces. For Motus Perpetuus, the choirs’ annual concert of perpetual motion, choirs are strategically situated throughout Barnum Hall, with songs following each other without applause, from one location to the next. The music will range from Gregorian chants to the work of French composer Francis Poulenc, intertwining 1,000 years of choral music history as students traverse Barnum Hall. The concert will conclude with the traditional singing of The Hallelujah Chorus, for which alumni choristers in the audience will be invited to join the choirs on the stage. The concert will begin at 7 PM. Suggested ticket donation, $10, students and seniors, $5. The Samohi orchestras will present their winter concert Tuesday, December 13 (scroll down to story).