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Saturday, July 23 2011, 7:30pm - 9:30pm |
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Grant Park Symphony & Chorus
Jay
Pritzker Pavilion, Grant Park, Chicago
WHAT:
Bernstein:
Chichester Psalms
Bach:
Cantata No. 170 (Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust)
Fauré:
Requiem
WHO:
GPSO & Chorus / Christopher
Bell, Conductor / Ryan
Belongie, Counter Tenor / Lindsay
Metzger, Soprano / Keven Keys,
Baritone
NOTES:
Leonard
Bernstein's choral setting of the Psalms of David (which features musical
material from early sketches for West Side Story) is followed by the magnificent
late 19th century requiem by Fauré.
A custom Rodgers 351/908 will be used for the performance. Photo taken
6/17 at the first Choral event of the 2011 season... note the Rodgers
IV-manual console on stage behind Christopher Bell.
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