Master
Chorale of South Florida announces a
"Season of Celebrations"
The
Master Chorale of South Florida will open its third season of
performing choral-orchestral concerts of the highest level on
Veterans’ Day with a series of performances dedicated
to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
For
this occasion, the Master Chorale will sing Ralph Vaughn Williams’
Dona Nobis Pacem, accompanied by 56 musicians from the Boca
Raton Philharmonic Symphonia and soprano and baritone soloists.
Written in 1936, Dona Nobis Pacem is a musical setting of three
Walt Whitman poems, “Beat! Beat! Drums!,” “Reconciliation”
and “Dirge for Two Veterans,” combined with multiple
Biblical passages addressing war. The texts were carefully chosen
by Vaughn Williams and passionately scored to emphasize the
universal heartbreak of war offset by the hope for peace on
earth.
The
concert will open with Aaron Copeland’s beloved Fanfare
for the Common Man and Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings.
Adagio became indelibly linked with war when it was chosen to
set the mood for the opening scenes of the Vietnam War movie,
Platoon.
“It
is our intent to honor our veterans and to celebrate their selfless
contributions to establishing peace in the world,” said
the Master Chorale’s Artistic Director and Conductor Jo-Michael
Scheibe, DMA.
“In
Celebration of Veterans” will be performed on Friday,
November 11, 2005, at 8:00 pm in Boca Raton (location TBA);
on Saturday, November 12, 2005, at 8:00 pm at Second Presbyterian
Church in Fort Lauderdale; and on Sunday, November 13, 2005,
at 3:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami.
The
second half of the Master Chorale’s “Season of Celebrations,”
Spring 2006, celebrates Mozart’s 250th birthday with a
concert series featuring his Mass in C Minor (K. 427), accompanied
by the Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia and four soloists.
The mass, which was left unfinished at the composer’s
death, has been reconstructed and completed from new material
found by Mozart scholars. The Master Chorale will perform this
new edition released in the summer of 2005 by publisher Carus-Verlag.
“In
Celebration of Mozart: Mass in C Minor” will be performed
on Friday, March 31, 2006, at 8:00 pm in Boca Raton (location
TBA); on Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 8:00 pm at Second Presbyterian
Church in Fort Lauderdale; and on Sunday, April 2, 2006, at
3:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami.
Tickets
are $25 in advance ($30 at the door) and may be ordered through
www.masterchoraleofsouthflorida.org, or by calling the Master
Chorale offices at 954-418-6232. All major credit cards are
accepted.
The
Master Chorale of South Florida is an auditioned group of semi-professional
singers dedicated to performing major pieces from the choral-orchestral
repertoire with a quality unequaled in South Florida. Auditions
for qualified singers to participate in the 2005-2006 “Season
of Celebrations” will be held from 12:00 noon to 4:00
pm on Saturday, August 27, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church
of Pompano Beach. For more information and an appointment, please
call Chorus Administrator Carole Sandvos at 954-418-6232.
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CONTACT:
Nancy Gates-Lee
Chair, Marketing Committee
Office: 954-659-6108
Cell: 206-849-1256
Florida MCSF office: 954-545-4059
njgates@att.net
