Looking to the Future

On Friday, May 7, 2010, Soli Deo Gloria is opening the doors of its new headquarters in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for the first time. In a celebratory evening that includes an open house and a preview screening of the DVD from the recent Lisbon performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, guests will have the opportunity to preview the DVD before its world-wide release. John Nelson, Artistic Director of SDG, offers this take on his experience of conducting the Beethoven concert:

“Every year there seems to be a musical highlight, a moment that I either look forward to with great anticipation or that catches me by surprise. This season, so far, it clearly was the SDG-sponsored filming of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis in Lisbon. Everything about this occasion was thrilling, from the soloists, chorus and orchestra, to the filming and the response of the audience. . . . We professionals who spend our lives making music day in and day out are blessed to do what we do. But it is not every day that we experience everything coming together in a kind of perfection. This was that day.”

Maestro Nelson, along with the Board of Directors and President/CEO Chandler Branch, will be on hand to share their vision for the future of SDG and its goal to “preserve, promote and enhance” sacred classical music. With expanding momentum and a growing fan base, SDG is poised to become the meeting ground for people who love the great masterworks of sacred music and who want to extend their passion for these extraordinary musical experiences into the future.

A new gift of artwork by Marjorie Gieser, entitled "Celebrate the Vision," graces the walls of the SDG office and visually expresses the organization’s mission. Marge describes her work as a "collage of images that communicate the heart, soul, and purpose of SDG: glorifying God through performing and recording sacred music in secular and sacred spaces, and the composition of new works."

The office will also have on display scores of musical works commissioned by SDG, as well as posters and signed memorabilia from SDG-sponsored concerts and recordings. For fans of sacred music, it promises be a memorable occasion celebrating a rich past and exciting future of music-making.

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Interested in attending this Open House and DVD Screening? We welcome your presence! Contact SDG via email at sdg at sdgmusic dot org or by phone at 630-984-4300. Reservations are necessary.