Chamber Choir Concert: Historical Bach Redux, with the Mallarmé Chamber Players
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012
Berlioz: Requiem — Second performance added!
Duke Chapel, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24, and 4:00 p.m., Sunday ,March 25, 2012
Orff: Carmina Burana
Durham School of the Arts, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28,
and 4:00 p.m., Sunday April 29, 2012
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Chamber Choir Concert: Historical Bach Redux
Sunday, February 5, 3:00 p.m.
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
$18 in advance, $20 at the door
with the Mallarmé Chamber Players
Back by popular demand — the Choral Society Chamber Choir (Rodney Wynkoop conducting) for the third successive year joins the Mallarmé Chamber Players for a program featuring cantatas of J. S. Bach: No. 79, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild (The Lord God is sun and shield) and No. 131, Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (Out of the depths I call, Lord, to thee). In addition, the Mallarmé Chamber Players will perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major. Once again, the concert will employ Baroque instruments and historically informed performance practices.
Berlioz: Requiem
Saturday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 25, 4:00 p.m.
Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC
$20 Adults, students admitted free
with orchestra, Rodney Wynkoop conducting
with the Duke University Chorale & Duke Chapel Choir
We join forces with two of Maestro Wynkoop’s other choirs to offer this monumental work for the second time in the Choral Society’s history. Inspired by the dramatic potential of the medieval requiem text, Hector Berlioz produced a work of grandeur. Conceived for 430 performers, including over a dozen percussionists, with brass choirs at the four corners of the church, the work ranges in mood from introspective to apocalyptic to serenely celestial. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the Berlioz Requiem in live performance!
Orff: Carmina Burana
Saturday, April 28, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, 4:00 p.m.
Durham School of the Arts Weaver Auditorium
$20 Adults, students admitted free
with the Durham Symphony Orchestra,
the Durham Children’s Choir, and choirs from the
Durham School of the Arts and Riverside High School
Carmina Burana is Carl Orff’s setting of a collection of medieval secular poems. The earthy, often sensual texts vividly convey life’s pleasures, longings, and torments, all ruled by Fortuna — the fickle goddess of luck, or fate. Orff’s eclectic, folk-influenced style perfectly captures the varied moods of the verses. Since its 1937 premiere, the work has become a modern classic. We present the original full-orchestra version, joined by singers from local high school choirs, as well as the Durham Children’s Choir. Our last performance, in 2000, was standing-room only; this time, we offer two performances of this audience favorite.
