Seven Last Words of Christ

The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross (German: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze) is an orchestral work by Franz Joseph Haydn, commissioned in 1786 for the Good Friday service at Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Holy Cave Oratory) in Cádiz, Spain.
Midsummer’s Music presents the Pro Arte Quartet along with community speakers at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay and First Presbyterian Church in Green Bay for this moving piece.
David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violins
Sally Chisholm, viola
Parry Karp, cello