Into The Light: Twentieth-Century Music for Chorus & Chamber Orchestra

Featuring the Washington, D.C./Metro premiere of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum, a magisterial work for chorus, string orchestra, prepared piano, and electronics.

With Special Guest: Boston-based mezzo-soprano Mary Gerbi, who will join the Maryland Choral Society for John Corigliano’s Fern Hill, an exquisite setting of the poem by Dylan Thomas for chorus, soloist, and string orchestra.

The concert will be followed by a gala reception.

Sunday, May 16, 2010: 4:00 PM
Bethany Christian Church
7128 Allentown Road
Fort Washington, MD

Tickets:
$20.00-general admission
$15.00-senior/students
children 10 and under FREE

Artistic Director, Dr. Richard Giarusso, will present The Half-Note, a half-hour pre-concert discussion. This informal talk will focus on the music’s historical context and what to listen for throughout the program. The Half-Note is free to all concertgoers and presented one-hour prior to concert time.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit us at: www.MarylandChoralSociety.org