As we enter the bleakness of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, Basso Celestia presents a chamber ensemble program of François Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres (Lessons for Tenebrae), a breathtaking work for two sopranos and continuo, on Sunday, March 29, at 4 PM in the Church. Written for the Wednesday night Tenebrae liturgy of Holy Week, the piece sets the heart wrenching texts of the Lamentations of Jeremiah, pairing ornate melismatic settings of the Hebrew letters with deeply expressive, recitative-like verses. Alongside Christ Church’s Assistant Director of Music/Director of Choristers, Cameron Kuzepski, Basso Celestia offers a performance that highlights the composition’s remarkable elegance, intensity, and spiritual depth. Reserve your seats below.