Concerts of our 61st Season
December 13, 2009 3:00 p.m. Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Saint NicolasOp. 42 Text by Eric Crozier
Benjamin Britten (1913-76), one of the greatest English composers of the 20th century, used innovation to transform traditional music forms.
His cantata Saint Nicolas, composed for tenor soloist, children's chorus, chorus, and orchestra in 1948) is a dramatic depiction the life of St. Nicolas in nine scenes.For more information on Britten and Saint Nicolas, visit these sites:
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=393
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicolas_(Britten)
http://www.classicalarchives.com/work/70444.html#tvf=tracks&tv=about
May 2, 2010
3:00 pm
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Israel In Egypt
Handel's Israel in Egypt, composed in 1739, is the story of
Passover in song. From the slavery and suffering the piece moves to Moses’ triumph in leading the Israelites out of Egypt. “Moses’ Song” in the second half contains some of the most magnificent choral-orchestral anthems ever composed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_Egypt
http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/israel.htm
http://www.musicwithease.com/handel-israel-egypt.html
The State College Choral
Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the
Centre County Community
Foundation
The State College Choral Society is supported in part by Pennsylvania
Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding
comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and
from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is
administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance.
The Choral Society continues its tradition of pre-concert lectures. Facilitated by Chris Kiver, Penn State assistant professor of choral conducting, the lectures begin one hour before concert time and discuss the music and composers to be presented.
