2012
February 25, 2012 |
J.S. Bach | Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Guest Artists: Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Zanaida Robles, soprano; Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Daniel Armstrong, baritone; & USC Thornton Chamber Singers Discover Bach’s Magnificat, part of the LACO Discover Series. This lecture concert focuses on one of the great masterpieces of choral literature. The Magnificat, or Song of Mary, is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns, with text taken directly from the Gospel of Luke. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with the future John the Baptist. After Mary greets her, the child moves within Elizabeth’s womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings what is now known as the Magnificat in response– My soul magnifies [the Lord]. Bach composed his Magnificat, one of his major vocal works, for Orchestra, five-part choir and soloists. Maestro Kahane cites his love of choral works as one of the main reasons he chose to pursue a conducting career. For this Discover concert, he focuses the discussion on how Bach illustrates and illuminates the text of the Magnificat. The evening culminates in a performance of the full work featuring the Orchestra, soloists and the USC Thornton Chamber Singers. For more info: http://www.laco.org/performances/182/ |
March 25, 2012 |
Mahler | Rückert Lieder & Symphony No. 4 Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano, SMC full-time Associate Professor of Voice, joins the SMC Symphony Orchestra in an ultra-romantic program of Mahler, featuring the Rückert Lieder and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major on the Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center. For more info: Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra |
March 31 - April 1, 2012 |
J.S. Bach | The St. John Passion Los Angeles Master Chorale One of the greatest masterworks of all time, Bach’s St. John Passion, is being performed for the first time in Walt Disney Concert Hall. Following the highly acclaimed St. Matthew Passion in 2010 – a purely musical epiphany – you will now hear the earlier and more vivid and dramatically intense St. John Passion on Palm Sunday weekend. With 40 singers and period instruments in a historically informed performance in the superb acoustics of Walt Disney Concert Hall, this surely will be another standard-setting performance of this pinnacle of the choral repertoire. Expecting this concert to sell out early, LAMC added a second performance so more can experience this masterpiece. For more info:http://www.lamc.org/1112-120331-concert.php |
