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Columbia Pro Cantare
2005-2006 Season
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Autumn
Glorias – Vivaldi & Poulenc
Immerse yourself in the glories
of "Autumn" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the maestro's classic
Gloria with full chorus, soloists and orchestra. Do not miss
soprano April Joy Gutierrez and mezzo
Mary Ann McCormick interpreting Ernest Chausson's
lush songs Poëme de l'amour et de la mer and Chanson perpétuelle;
Mélodies, and the glorious finale, that energetic and popular tour
de force, Francis Poulenc's Gloria. A free lecture precedes the concert and a dessert reception follows.
TICKETS: Advance:$23, $20 for seniors/students. $2 more at
the door. Subscription concert. Free Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:00 p.m.
Handel: Messiah
December 4, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
The Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake
5460 Trumpeter Road,
Columbia, MD
This seasonal favorite elicits standing ovations
each year! Returning artists will be soprano Amy Van Roekel,
mezzo
Rosa Maria Pascarella, and baritone
Lester Lynch. The Pro Cantare also welcomes
Metropolitan Opera tenor Mark Schowalter who made
his Columbia debut in 2004. Members of the festival orchestra will join
the Columbia Pro Cantare Chorus in an electrifying performance of this seasonal
masterpiece. A free lecture precedes the concert and refreshments will be
served at intermission. Order early ... Don't miss the chance to participate in a 250
year old holiday tradition!
TICKETS: Advance:$23, $20 for
seniors/students. $2 more at the door. Subscription concert. Free
Pre-Concert lecture at 6:30 p.m.
Program Notes
A Christmas Noël with
the CPC Chamber Singers
December 11, 2005 at 3:00 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church
6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD
December 18, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Episcopal Church
1401 Bolton St, Baltimore
The
Chamber Singers will perform their eighth
annual concert of Christmas music, some familiar, mostly sung a cappella,
featuring Britten's delightful Ceremony of Carols for harp and chorus. Be inspired by the sound of 30 voices selected
from the Pro Cantare for their musicianship and vocal blend as well as the
settings, especially chosen for their fine acoustics.
TICKETS: Advance:$15, $13 for
seniors/students. $2 more at the door. Subscription concert.
Mozart
– J.M. Kraus
– Vranicky: The Vienna
Connection: Great Mass in C Minor
March 26, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
Church of the Redeemer
5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Mark the 250th birthday of that musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791) and two of his contemporaries with performances of Mozart's stunning
Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 and choral and instrumental works by Joseph Martin
Kraus (1756-1792), the "Swedish Mozart," and Pavel Vranicky (1756-1808), the
Moravian master. Come and discover the connections between these three
talented and recognized composers and the role played by imperial Vienna.
NO TICKETS REQUIRED.
Free will donations
A Celebration of Celtic Music
May 6, 2006 at 8:00 p.m.
The Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake
5460 Trumpeter Road,
Columbia, MD
The season finale returns
to the successful Celtic theme of 2003 and will feature a broad selection of
vocal, choral and instrumental music from Ireland, Scotland and other Celtic
lands. Irish composer
Mary McAuliffe is
writing a commissioned piece, the third part of a trilogy on the Great Famine of
the 1840s, focusing on the settling of Irish immigrants in America. Join
fiddler Rosie Shipley, other traditional and classical musicians, the CPC chorus
and soloists for a grand and glorious evening.
A free lecture precedes the concert and a dessert
reception follows. This concert sold out in 2003 so get your tickets
early!
TICKETS: Advance:$23, $20 for
seniors/students. $2 more at the door. Subscription concert. Free
Pre-Concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.
Why not become a subscriber?
A subscription purchaser receives a 20% discount off individual concert ticket
prices and receives tickets to 3 full chorus concerts and CPC Chamber Singers'
inspiring "A Christmas Noël" on the afternoon of December 11 at Christ
Episcopal Church in Columbia. For information call 301-854-0107 or go to the
tickets page.
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