Glacier Symphony Chorale offers free concert

GLACIER SYMPHONY CHORALE 2018 EASTER FESTIVAL

April 5th, 2018, 7:30pm at Glacier High School Kalispell, MT
April 7th, 2018, 7:30pm at Flathead High School Kalispell, MT
April 8th, 2018, 3:00pm at Flathead High School Kalispell, MT

APRIL 5TH 

Recital of Voices
Music for voices with piano
Sari Gruber, soprano
Brian Cheney, tenor
John Fergus Sweeney, bass
Jenanne Solberg, piano

APRIL 7TH

Bach, Bruch and Russian Easter
J.S. Bach - Cantata No. 140 "Wachet Auf" "Sleepers Wake" (for soloists, chorus and orchestra)
Max Bruch - Kol Nidrei (Griffin Browne cello soloist)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture

APRIL 8TH

"The Creation" by Haydn F. J. Haydn - The Creation (for soloists, chorus and orchestra) 

The second annual Easter Festival will feature three concerts over the course of four days. The finale concert (Sunday matinee) will be a grand performance of Haydn's sacred oratorio "The Creation” featuring orchestra, chorale and three voice soloists. Haydn was inspired to compose the work after hearing Handel's music in London at the beginning of the 19th century. This is an astounding and thrilling work with text drawn directly from the book of “Genesis.” It is set in 3 distinct parts and alternates arias and duets with choruses and instrumental movements. The opening orchestra overture depicting “cosmic chaos prior to creation” is remarkable in itself not to mention the incredible choral writing and tuneful narrative music for soloists. 

Our voice soloists for the weekend include soprano Sari Gruber, tenor Brian Cheney and bass John Sweeney(originally from Belt, Montana but now living in Austria.) These acclaimed soloists will also perform a separate Voice Recital on Thursday night. On Saturday, the will include music by Bach, Cantata No. 140 for orchestra chorus and soloists and Bruch’s beloved Kol Nidrei for solo cello and orchestra.  Our soloist will be Glacier Symphony principal cellist Griffin Browne.