The Paducah Symphony Orchestra performs a concert headlined by Carol Orff's Carmina Burana with over 300 singers on stage in the Carson Center this Saturday. On Sounds Good, Kate Lochte speaks with Artistic Director and Conductor Raffaele Ponti about the evening.
Sinfonietta No. 1, B-flat major, A115 (A memoria de Mozart) by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos opens the evening. It's a dedication to the memory of Mozart. This piece is followed by Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuren) by German composer Carl Off, his most popular composition, featuring lyrics in a mixture of languages, with references to medieval life, religious practices, social satires and lewd drinking songs.
Raffaele Ponti conducts the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Dr. Bradley Almquist Directs the Choruses, including soloists Rebecca Farley, soprano; Randall Black, tenor; and Corey Crider, baritone with the Pdaucah Symphony Chorus, the Murray State Unviersity Concert Choir and the Southern Illinois University Concert Choir in a performance of Carl Off's Carmina Burana Saturday.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Carson Center, Saturday, April 10.
Tickets are available at paducahsymphony.org.
