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Music for viols, recorder, and computer For centuries musicians have borrowed old tunes to create new works of their own. From the fiddler improvising on a popular song for dancers, to the church organist elaborating on a well-worn hymn tune, to classical composers building symphonic movements on a theme by an earlier composer, to the […]
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Featuring music from three traditions Ariel Ramirez, Navidad Nuestrawith guitar, percussion, and keyboard (Latin America)Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Christmas Carolswith string orchestra (British)Z. Randall Stroope, Hodiewith brass, percussion and children’s choir (US) TICKETS
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A beloved Raleigh holiday tradition! The Chorale’s 170-voice Symphonic Choir, Chamber Choir, and Youth Choir accompanied by brass ensemble, percussion, piano, and organ return to Meymandi Concert Hall to sing the festive music of the season. You’ll hear familiar carols and enjoy new and contemporary settings destined to become holiday favorites. You’ve seen us on
This concert presents two cantatas and one of Bach’s great organ works: Composed as part of Bach’s first cantata cycle of 1723, Cantata 48 combines the Apostle Paul’s exhortation to the Romans to live more truthful lives with the story of Jesus’s cure of the paralyzed man. Cantata 70 takes the topic of the “Second
Bach Cantata Series: A New Heaven and a New Earth Read More »