Palestrina 500 with Gaudete Grand Rapids – September 15, 2025

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Palestrina 500 with Gaudete Grand Rapids – September 15, 2025

September 15 , 2025

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Grand Rapids, MI will host a year-long choral festival called Palestrina 500, celebrating the quincentennial birthday of the great Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-94). This anniversary provides our parish a lens through which we can promote the good, true, and beautiful to our greater community.

1 Year. 12 Monthly Events. Each event contains:

-a Choral Meditation
-Solemn Mass
-Reception Afterwards

GAUDETE GRAND RAPIDS
Missa de Beata Virgine à 4
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

5:30 PM Choral Meditation
7:00 PM Solemn Mass
8:30 PM Reception


Help us fund Palestrina 500: https://palestrina500.org

Special nod to our festival media partner, Blue Lake Public Radio. 


Palestrina 500 is proud to partner with Blue Lake Public Radio for this year-long music festival.

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