The Creation Concert December 1st
by Ego on Nov.22, 2009, under Music, NewSpew
Haydn's The Creation: Concert December 1st
It’s time once again for a concert by the Hobart and William Smith Community Chorus. We will be honoring the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn’s death with a production of The Creation, his wonderful oratorio. It has been one of my favorite pieces since childhood (more organic and transcendent than the other one by that George Frideric dude, IMHO).
To do it justice, the director Deanna Joseph, with the support of the HWS Music Department and Bob Cowles, not to mention cash contributions from the choir itself, have pulled together a production including, besides the HWSCC, the Colleges Chorale, a full orchestra, organ, and hotshot paid soloists. Many of the individuals are drawn from the truly impressive ranks of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, where Deanna is completing her PhD. As I said in the poster, it will be “a Magnificent Collaboration of 125 Choral and Orchestral Musicians”.
It has been wonderful finally getting to sing in a piece that has lifted me without fail over many decades. Please come and enjoy it. And thanks, F.J.
