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MSO will “Greet the Season”
with three choirs on Sunday, Dec. 5
Three area choirs will join the Manchester Symphony Orchestra for its
holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 5 in Cordier Auditorium.
With the college’s A Cappella Choir, the Manchester Choral Society and
the Warsaw Singers, the 37-member orchestra directed by Suzanne Gindin
will feature spirited music that celebrates the holiday season. The
performance begins at 3 p.m.; reservations are not necessary.
In addition to carols (including the traditional MSO audience
sing-a-longs), the music will include the Overture to Der
Freischutz by Carl Maria von Weber and Clarinet Concerto No.1 in
C minor by Louis Spohr with guest soloist Jennifer Woodrum of the
Rockford, Ill., Symphony. The orchestra will perform the Saint-Saens
Christmas Oratorio with the all three choirs.
“We hope there is a little something for everyone as we bring this great
music alive,” says Gindin, assistant professor of music at Manchester
College. The Overture has a brooding opening with a celebratory finish.
Christmas Oratorio features four vocal soloists, the choirs,
organ and orchestra for a full and glorious sacred tribute to the
season.
The Manchester Symphony season includes a March 6, 2005 concert and
young people’s guide to the orchestra and three performances of The
Sound of Music with college and community actors and singers May
6-8.
For more information about the MSO and the Manchester Symphony Society,
including membership opportunities, visit
http://mso.manchester.edu |
