SPRING ORATORIO: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Date and Time
Saturday Apr 9, 2016
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Location
John M. Greene Hall
Fees/Admission
General: $10, Senior: $5, Non-Smith Student: $5
Contact Information
Smith College Music Department
413-585-3164
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Description
The Virginia Glee Club, Frank Albinder, Director, joins the Smith College Choirs for the 2016 Spring Oratorio, Gioachino Rossini's late masterpiece, the Petite Messe Solennelle. Written during the composer's long retirement from the opera world, the piece was described by Rossini as "the last of my péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). Originally scored for two pianos and harmonium, small choir and four soloists, Rossini later orchestrated the work to save it either from oblivion or from a second rate orchestration by another composer. The choirs welcome the Rossini Festival Orchestra and soloists in a performance of the rarely heard orchestral version. Inna Dukach '94, soprano; Chrystal Williams, mezzo-soprano; Alan Schneider, tenor; Joshua Jeremiah, baritone; Amanda Huntleigh and Jonathan Hirsh, conductors. Tickets available at http://rossini.brownpapertickets.com.
