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 ODE TO JOY Michael Morgan, Conductor May 14, 2010 Friday, 8:00pm, Paramount Theatre, Oakland 
May 16, 2010 New ~ Matinee! Sunday, 2:00pm
. Pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey at 7:00pm on Friday & 1:00pm on Sunday Program Jake Heggie - The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love (2002) Layna Chianakas, mezzo-sopranoLudwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (1824) withKristin Clayton, sopranoLayna Chianakas, mezzo-sopranoThomas
Glenn, tenor (Friday performance)Adam
Flowers, tenor (Sunday performance)Bojan
Knezevic, baritoneand Oakland
Symphony Chorus Lynne Morrow, Music DirectorWe’ll conclude our season with one of the greatest masterpieces and most universally inspiring works in the classical repertoire: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. This glorious work stands apart from nearly every other symphony by virtue of its hopeful message of unity and brotherhood and unique use of the human voice. The grand choral finale, “Ode to Joy”, has come to symbolize the hopes and dreams of humankind, and the possibility of peace among nations. Its humanistic message has been welcomed far and wide, from Japan (where New Year’s sing-along performances are as popular as our Messiahs) to Berlin (where Leonard Bernstein conducted a worldwide broadcast soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall) to various openings of the Olympics. Beethoven's monumental work will be preceded by a deeply moving song cycle by one of today's most important living composers, Jake Heggie. Based on the poetry of Sister Helen Prejean, the nun and spiritual advisor from Dead Man Walking, The Deepest Desire is a perfect pairing with the glorious Ninth Symphony of Beethoven When we last performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in 1999, it sold out in advance, so renew now to guarantee your seats for this spectacular event!. (Suitable for children 10 and over.) |
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