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MASTERWORKS SINGERS PRESENT

SPRING CONCERT - AETERNA VIA

WITH THE MASTERWORKS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

MAY 7 | 7:30 P.M. | ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Masterworks Singers and Orchestra, conducted by Dr. H. Morris Stevens, Jr. will perform the premiere of the commissioned work Aeterna Via by award-winning composer Elaine Hagenberg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

This concert will feature the new 7-movement Aeterna Via plus other selections evoking emotions of hope, healing, and peace. 

The concert is free. There will be a free-will offering collected.

A few words from the composer…

“There is a road that winds through anticipation and wonder, exhilaration to disorientation,

and ultimately — toward home. Aeterna Via (The Eternal Way) traces that journey across

seven movements. With a cinematic flow, the music unfolds seamlessly from one

movement to the next, as choir and orchestra share equally in the role of storyteller, and

each movement is titled to mark a new stage of the journey.

The texts are drawn from diverse sources, offering poetic reflections of our shared human

experience, expressed through the ordered reason of the philosopher, the luminous vision

of the mystic, and the raw human emotion of the psalmist.”

The Masterworks Singers are honored to bring this new work to Paris, France, this June as part of the Hagenberg International Choral Festival.

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Event Details

• Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026
• Time: 7:30 P.M.
• Venue: St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church
• Website: https://stcatherine-austin.org/masterworks-singers-spring-concert

Ticket Information

• Cost: Free

Presenter Details

• Name: Masterwork Singers

The Masterworks Singers is a community choir based in Austin, Texas comprised of roughly 80 musicians. The group began in 2007 and was hosted at St. Edwards University until 2021 and is now hosted at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Northwest Hills, Austin. The Masterworks Singers is comprised of singers of all musical backgrounds, and all are welcomed regardless of experience.

Each year, the group performs a concert in the Spring and in the Fall. The Masterworks Singers have performed at various churches around Austin, including St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, St. Williams Catholic Church, St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, and St. Theresa Catholic Church. In addition, the Masterworks Singers have toured the Hill Country to Fredericksburg to perform at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

In addition to singing around Austin, the Masterworks Singers have toured to other cities in the nation, including New York City (2008) as well as various countries including: Ireland (2011), Scotland (2013), Spain & Portugal (2015), the Scandinavia countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (2017), and the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as well as Finland (2019).

Are you interested in joining the group? Please contact us for more information! The group is not auditioned and everyone is welcome to join!

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