Carmina Burana
- April 22, 2015
- 7:30 PM - 9:30 CST
- Mundelein Center Auditorium
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Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Jennifer Martin, BoxOffice@LUC.edu or 773.508.8400 - $5 - 10
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General Public
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Details
APR 22 |Wed. 7:30 PM | Mundelein Auditorium | $5 10
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Composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. The William Ferris Chorale, The University Chorale, Womens Chorus, and Chamber Choir perform.
The Womens Chorus is directed by Kirsten Hedegaard and provides singers who are new to the choral program an opportunity to review vocal technique, musicianship, and rehearsal technique at the collegiate level. Comprised of nearly 40 members, this ensemble performs several times each semester.
The University Chorale is directed by Kirsten Hedegaard and is comprised of roughly 60 students, including upperclassmen and music majors. This four-part ensemble performs a challenging repertoire of standard choral literature of all periods and pursues musical preparation at an advanced level.
The Chamber Choir is an elite audition-only ensemble of student singers directed by Director of Music Rev. Charles Jurgensmeier, S.J., D.M.A. The ensemble performs music from all periods of history, including a solid repertoire of sacred music and Renaissance madrigals in different languages.
About William Ferris Chorale
Chicagos William Ferris Chorale has won accolades both at home and abroad for its exciting concerts, world premiere recordings and passionate singing of contemporary music. Some of the 20th centurys greatest composers have been guests at their concerts Gian Carlo Menotti, William Schuman, John Corigliano, Vincent Persichetti, Ned Rorem, William Mathias, David Diamond and the ensemble has performed at both the Spoleto and Aldeburgh Festivals. They now can add the honor of being named Artist in Residence at Loyola University Chicago to their laurels.
Loyolas appointment of the Chorale as Artist in Residence helps fulfill the Universitys desire to create a vital performance presence on the Lakeshore Campus at the Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. In partnership with the Chorale, the University will continue its mission of outreach into both the student population and its neighbors in the Rogers Park, Edgewater and Evanston areas. The partnership also provides hands on exposure for students into the operations of a professional choral ensemble through open rehearsals and internships.
Founded in 1971 by composer/conductor William Ferris and tenor John Vorrasi, the Chorale has given over 175 world, American and Chicago premieres of music by serious established artists and by new and emerging mainstream talents. In addition to its apostolic zeal for presenting the new and unusual, the Chicago Tribune proclaimed: The William Ferris Chorale is decidedly not stuffy! and was responsible for actress Jean Stapleton singing the Chicago premiere of Lee Hoibys operatic spoof of Julia Child, Bon Appetit. Since 2004, the ensemble has been conducted by Paul French, a distinguished composer in his own right and a rising star on the national choral conducting scene.
