High Above the Stars
May 2016 • Major Choral Event In Dallas! published 18 January 2016 by Dr. Alfred Calabrese THIS EXCITING NEW major work by composer Frank La Rocca will receive its world premiere on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 8:00pm in Dallas, Texas: A ROSE IN WINTER • The life of Saint Rita of Cascia Dr. La Rocca’s 90-minute oratorio for chorus, orchestra, and soloists was commissioned by Saint Rita Catholic Church (URL) in Dallas, and is the brainchild of Alfred Calabrese, director of music
The Saint I Didn't Know
It is not often that, after 40 years in a career of any kind, one finds entirely new vistas beckoning. But such has been the experience that began for me in July of 2013 when I received an e-mail with the subject "Commission" from my friend Alfred Calabrese. What he proposed was an oratorio on the life of Saint Rita of Cascia, the patron of the Church in Dallas where he is music director – and a saint I didn't really know much about. After accepting the commission I had to
