In celebration of the 150th anniversary of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams' birth in 1872, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Richard Eaton Singers present three of his finest works for chorus and orchestra. Experience his Five Mystical Songs, Benedicite, and his powerful Remembrance Day-themed cantata Dona nobis pacem, featuring Williams' setting of several Civil War poems by American Walt Whitman.
Program to include:
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Five Mystical Songs
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Benedicite
INTERMISSION
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona Nobis Pacem
Program subject to change.
Artists:
Leonard Ratzlaff, Conductor and RES Music DirectorJolaine Kerley, Soprano
Roderick Bryce, Baritone
Richard Eaton Singers
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra