CONCERTS
Our 37th season, celebrating 22 years with Artistic Director Allen H Simon!
December 2012 - March 2013 - May 2013
DECEMBER 2012: Bach's Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
with Orchestra Gloria — click for details
The whole enchilada! Bach's monumental cantatas cover the whole story, from the census decree to the shepherds and angels to the circumcision to the visit of the Magi. Get your Bach fix for the year and transport yourself out of the December panic into the world of glorious Bach.
- Christa Pfeiffer, soprano
- Katherine McKee, alto
- Brian Staufenbiel, tenor
- John Bischoff, bass
Due to the length of this concert both programs will start at 2:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served at intermission.
MARCH 2013: Organic Voices
Angela Kraft Cross, organist
All-natural concert with no artificial preservatives! Music for voices and organ featuring Kodaly's ethereal
Missa Brevis as well as GMO-free favorites by Howells, Britten, and Brahms.
MAY 2013: Beethoven Mass in C Major, op. 86
with Orchestra Gloria
Commissioned in memory of Haydn, this work represents the elegance of Beethoven's early years and is not to be missed. The program also includes John Corigliano's majestic setting of Dylan Thomas's
Fern Hill, a misty-eyed reminiscence of frolicking childhood.
- Kaia Richards, soprano
- Katherine McKee, alto
- Jeff Barnett, tenor
- Chad Runyon, bass
Program:
Haydn, Te Deum for the Empress Maria Theresa
John Corigliano, Fern Hill
Beethoven, Mass in C Major, op. 86
