Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra Season Opening: Music and Majesty
Ricardo Herrera, bass-baritone
University of Illinois Oratorio Society and Chamber Singers, Andrea Solya, director
The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra’s 65th season begins with a concert of majestic music to stir the soul. The dramatic sweep of the Hiawatha Overture shows why Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is considered one of the finest composers of the late 19th century. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 offers rich orchestral colors and a rousing finale based on the hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.” CUSO is joined by the University of Illinois Oratorio Society and Chamber Singers to perform Dvořák’s uplifting Te Deum, one of his most joyous and celebratory works for soloists, chorus, and orchestra.
Program
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 107 (Reformation)
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 5 and 6
Antonín Dvořák: Te Deum
TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 2 THROUGH CUSO
Season tickets are on sale June 2 only through the CUSO office. Subscribers get a 10% series discount and the best concert seats. Get details at cusymphony.org, or call the CUSO office at 217-351-9139.
