MasterWorks: DVOŘÁK & RAVEL
Sunday, April 30, 2023 | 7:00PM

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Children 17 and under: FREE
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DESCRIPTION

The Canton Symphony Chorus is back! Beginning with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballad for Orchestra, Op. 33, we will hear music full of drama and heart, beginning and ending in urgency. The piece will be followed by Dvořák’s Te Deum, written for orchestra, chorus, soprano, and bass. The season will end with a glorious finish with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe.

CANTON SYMPHONY CHORUS

The CSO Chorus is a supplemental artistic program offered by the Canton Symphony. Under the direction of Chad Pittman, they rehearse every week to prepare for their features.

The CSO Chorus is free to join and is currently accepting new members. To learn more about how you can become involved, visit the link below.

PROGRAM

Ballad for Orchestra, Op. 33……………………………………………………………………………………….Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Te Deum, Op. 103 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………Antonín Dvořák
Morgen (Morning), Op. 27, No.4………………………………………………………………………………..Richard Strauss
Zueignung (Devotion), Op. 10, No. 1…………………………………………………………………………..Richard Strauss
Madamina, il catalogo e questo from Don Giovanni (The Catalog Aria)…………….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daphnis et Chloé, Suites 1 & 2…………………………………………………………………………………….Maurice Ravel

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Gabrielle Haigh, soprano, hails from Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. Her most recent engagements were with the San Francisco Ballet as soprano soloist in multiple performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the direction of Martin West, and the Akron Symphony Orchestra in the Mozart Requiem under the direction of Christopher Wilkins. Other recent appearances included the roles Pamina in The Magic Flute and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, both with Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, and Benjamin in Handel’s Joseph and His Brethren (with recording) and the Angel in Handel’s Joshua, both with Philharmonia Baroque, led by Nicolas McGegan. She was a recipient of a full tuition Colburn Foundation Fellowship to SongFest in Los Angeles in 2019, where she appeared in several public masterclasses and coached with Libby Larsen, Jake Heggie, Margo Garrett, and Mark Trawka, among others. She has been a soloist with the San Jose Symphonic Choir and Orchestra in Mozart’s Requiem, the Bach B Minor Mass, and Vaughan Williams’ Hodie.  As a member of Lamplighters Theatre in San Francisco, she sang the role of Kate in The Yeoman of the Guard (with recording) and performed as a member of the company in Patience, both by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Brian Keith Johnson has performed many roles in opera from Figaro in il barbiere di Siviglia to Ford in Falstaff. As a member of Actors’ Equity Association, he has also performed a variety of musical theatre roles ranging from Jim in Big River to Father/God in Children of Eden. His concert repertoire includes most of the major baritone works such as Carmina Burana, Elijah, The Verdi Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, The Brahms Requiem and The Faure’ Requiem. He has performed operatic and musical theatre roles across the United States including performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Blossom Festival Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Opera Western Reserve, Carolina Master Chorale, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Porthouse Theatre. Mr. Johnson received his BM Degree from The University of Akron and has also studied abroad at The New Opera Academy of Rome in Rome, Italy and The American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Brian is currently in his 33rd year of teaching music in The Akron Public School System. He taught 27 years at Akron Garfield High School as the Choir Director. His current assignment is teaching General Music at Findley CLC. Last year, he received The Marilyn Parks Award given to teachers who have shown excellence throughout their entire careers and “making a significant difference in the lives of their students”.

This year’s engagements include Sweeney Todd, The Messiah, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Two Concerts with The Cleveland Composer’s Guild, The Brahms Requiem and The Elixir of Love.

Sponsors

Co-sponsors:

William P. Blair, III
Brad & Sue Goris

Participating Sponsor:

Walsh University

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