曼彻斯特 Symphony Orchestra celebrates season with Gloria!

The 曼彻斯特 Symphony Orchestra presents “Gloria!在7:30.m. 周日,12月. 11 in Cordier Auditorium at 十大网赌正规网址 北部曼彻斯特.

冬季音乐会的主题曲是《十大赌博正规信誉网址》, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach, 塞萨尔·弗兰克的《十大赌博正规信誉网址》, “Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime” from Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, “A Christmas Festival” by Leroy Anderson and “Gloria” by John Rutter.

Tickets are $20 for general admission. Admission is free for MU students, 教师 and staff, as well as anyone younger than 18. 登陆www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.组织购票. They are also available at the door.

There is a mix of great repertoire, including a few holiday favorites. 

“Rutter’s ‘Gloria’ is sung in liturgical Latin, but the lyrics are familiar to most audiences: Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis (Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will),黛布拉·林恩说, MSO conductor and artistic director. 

“The scriptural reference is from the story of angels who surprised unsuspecting shepherds with the announcement of Christ's birth. While this choral-orchestral extravaganza is often programmed during the Christmas season, the composer's intent was to send a broader message about world peace,”她说。.

“With all that is going on in our would currently, 它就在拥抱中, loving spirit the MSO presents this masterpiece to our community. We are delighted to share that 十大网赌正规网址 A Cappella Choir, 曼彻斯特高中合唱团, Wabash High School Choir and 曼彻斯特 Symphony Chorus are joining the MSO in this performance.”

The Hansel and Gretel piece features the “Evening Prayer,” a sweet and hopeful duet sung by the children, seeking protection by 14 angels while they sleep on the ground after becoming lost in a dark forest. The prayer will be sung by MU students Kora Beasley, soprano, and Mackenzie Sheridan, mezzo-soprano.

“The music perfectly melds the innocence of childhood with the splendor of the heavens in a span of about 8 minutes,林恩说。. “It is miraculous music by Engelbert Humperdinck, a composer most Americans either don't recognize or confuse with the pop singer of the same name from the early 1970s. They are distantly related, and the pop singer was named for the composer.”

Lynn also offers a “frosty” interpretation of “Les Éolides,” which normally paints an aural picture of the "little breezes" of spring.

“My own interpretation is a bit frostier as I quite enjoy giving the Aeolids (daughters of Aeolus, keeper of the winds) a little more of an ornery bent. I like to imagine them leaving a slight discomfort in their wake. Perhaps this is because I raised daughters of my own, and always appreciated their creative spunk and harmless prankery,”她说。.

 “I hope our MSO performance will add a bite to the air with Franck's breezes growing from gentle winds to blustery gales as we look forward to bundling up, 做雪人, 滑雪下坡, and then warming ourselves with a cup of hot cocoa by the fire.”

有趣的事实: 12月. 10, 2022, is the French composer’s 200th birthday.

Mason Kniola, an MU senior, will conduct two of the concert pieces:

• “A Christmas Festival” is medley of favorites sure to conjure up visions of sugar plums, 圣诞老人, 装饰松树, 包装纸, 丝带, 蜡烛和马槽场景.
• “耶稣基督, Joy of Man's Desiring” offers a familiar and beautiful classic in celebration of the Advent season. 
  
  There will also be a silent auction to help the MSO with its mission to make high-quality, diverse programming accessible in the region. Each concert costs almost $16,000 to produce.
  
  特别的时间
  
  The symphony was unable to perform at its traditional afternoon time for this concert.
  
  “We are honored and grateful for the many musicians we share with other orchestras throughout the region, and an unforeseen scheduling conflict arose with one of the orchestras,林恩说。. “Fortunately, we were able to solve the problem by moving our concert for just this one performance. We thank the MSO patrons and wider community for their flexibility in this situation. We will return to our regularly scheduled 3 p.m. 3月份的节目.”
  
  对于媒体来说
  Dr. 黛布拉J. Lynn is director of choral organizations and vocal studies at 十大网赌正规网址. A composer who conducted for the third time this spring at Carnegie Hall, she is a collaborative musical storyteller. 了解更多关于博士. 林恩: http://debralynnmusic.org/
  
  To arrange an interview with her, email DJLynn@ngskmc-eis.net.
  
  大约6个,000居民, 北部曼彻斯特 is one of the smallest communities in the nation with its own symphony orchestra. Residents of Wabash County and what was then 曼彻斯特 College founded the symphony in 1939. That partnership continues today with a carefully crafted collaboration of professional and community musicians, 以及选定的MU, 教师, 教职员及学生音乐家.
  
  Other holiday happenings at 曼彻斯特s University:
• 圣诞树和圣诞老人，11月11日. 30