Door time: 6:00 PM
Show time: 6:30 PM
Possibly the single most treasured symphony ever written — especially its beloved “Ode to Joy” — Beethoven’s influential Ninth Symphony celebrates brotherhood, forgiveness, and the quest for peace. Music Director Peter Oundjian conducts this masterwork, which also welcomes to the Festival stage soprano Lauren Snouffer, mezzo-soprano Abigail Nims, tenor Issachah Savage, bass Benjamin Taylor, and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir. Composer Michael Abels’ Amplify, co-commissioned by the Festival, opens the program; on top of his Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions for opera, audiences may recognize Abels’ work from film scores such as Get Out, Us, Chevalier, and more.
Artists:
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Abigail Nims, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Benjamin Taylor, baritone
St. Martin’s Festival Singers
Program:
Michael Abels, Amplify (co-commission)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) in E Major, op. 118
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125