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POWER AND BEAUTY
THE SPINNING WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff's primal 1936 cantata for orchestra and chorus, will thrill you to the core. Based on medieval poems, it begins and ends with the dramatic O Fortuna song that cries out against Fortuna, the fickle Roman goddess of fate ... a song used in countless movies and TV commercials. In between are songs with gorgeous melodies and hypnotic rhythms that tell of the pleasures and perils of drinking, gluttony, gambling, and love, as Fortuna spins her fateful wheel. Joining us on stage as soloists will be soprano Elizabeth Norman, counter-tenor Scott Bass, and baritone Warren Moulton. We will introduce Carmina Burana with the 1994 Overture for the End of a Century, by Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
ASTROLOGY MEETS ASTRONOMY
The Planets, Gustav Holst's epic 1916 suite of mystical tone poems, will be a feast for your imagination. Its memorable melodies evoke the astrological personas of seven planets in our solar system, and they have influenced music for films such as Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. In a stunning multimedia performance, Astronomer Jose Francisco Salgado will join the orchestra on stage to share breathtaking images, and insights into the physical personas, of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Read more about Salgado here.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
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THE PEOPLE'S MUSIC
JOYFUL, THOUGHTFUL, AND PROUD
You'll be energized and uplifted by music rooted in Spanish folk dance and American poetry. Bolero, the mesmerizing 1928 creation of Maurice Ravel, has motivated flash-mob performances worldwide. Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman's groundbreaking poetry collection, inspired the two choral works in this concert: Ralph Vaughan Williams' spiritual, 1906 Toward the Unknown Region and Howard Hanson's proud 1957 Song of Democracy, which we perform in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States' Declaration of Independence.Presented At: Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, Illinois 60540
