Rachmaninoff Symphony No . 2
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University of Maryland Concert Choir
Rachmaninoff Symphony No . 2
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday , April 28 , 2017 — 8pm Sunday , April 30 , 2017 — 3pm
Music Center At Strathmore Saturday , April 29 , 2017 — 8pm
Presenting Sponsor :
Marin Alsop , conductor University of Maryland Concert Choir
Arvo Pärt
Credo UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CONCERT CHOIR
igor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms ( 1948 revision ) I . Psalm 38 II . Psalm 39 III . Psalm 150 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CONCERT CHOIR
INTERMISSION
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No . 2 in E minor , opus 27 Largo - Allegro moderato Allegro molto Adagio Allegro vivace
The concert will end at approximately 10pm on Friday and Saturday , and 5pm on Sunday .
Friday , April 28 : Join the University of Maryland Concert Choir in the Meyerhoff lobby after the concert for a Late Night performance .
Marin Alsop
For Marin Alsop ’ s bio ., please see pg . 7 .
University of Maryland Concert Choir
The University of Maryland ( UMD ) Concert Choir is the symphonic choir of the School of Music comprised of singers from the choral ensemble program . It maintains a full schedule of concerts both on and off campus . At The Clarice Smith
Performing Arts Center , the UMD Concert Choir has performed such repertoire as Bach ’ s Magnificat and Weinachts-Oratorium , Mahler ’ s Symphony No . 2 , Beethoven ’ s Symphony No . 9 and Verdi ’ s Messa da Requiem . In 2010 , the ensemble was featured in a performance of the oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri led by Paul Goodwin for the School of Music ’ s Robert Schumann Festival in honor of the composer ’ s 200 th anniversary .
Since 2003 , the UMD Concert Choir has regularly collaborated with the National Symphony Orchestra in repertoire such as Bach ’ s St . Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor , Haydn ’ s Creation , Mendelssohn ’ s Elias , Mozart ’ s Requiem and Duruflé ’ s Requiem , and has served as the chorus for Handel ’ s Messiah on seven separate occasions . At the Kennedy Center , the ensemble has appeared under the direction of conductors including Christoph Eschenbach , Helmuth Rilling , Iván Fischer , Matthew Halls , Nathalie Stutzmann and Donald Runnicles .
In Fall 2013 , the UMD Concert Choir made its debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Marin Alsop in performances of Britten ’ s monumental War Requiem to mark the composer ’ s centenary . During the 2014 – 2015 season , the UMD Concert Choir also appeared with the BSO SuperPops for a program of music from Broadway under Jack Everly and on the orchestra ’ s classical subscription series in Mozart ’ s Mass in C Minor under Masaaki Suzuki . Last season , the ensemble returned to the BSO for performances of Brahms ’ transcendental Ein deutsches Requiem with BSO Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz .
University of Maryland Concert Choir last appeared in March 2016 performing Brahms ’ s Ein Deutsches Requiem , Markus Stenz , conductor .
About the concert :
Credo for Piano , Mixed Choir and Orchestra
Arvo Pärt
Born in Paide , Estonia , September 11 , 1935 ; now living in Berlin , Germany and Talinn , Estonia
The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is renowned today as the leading composer
March – APRIL 2017 | Overture 35