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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Stéphane Denève, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Stéphane Denève, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Stéphane Denève, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director

This fascinating Inflection Series event tells two mythical stories, set to music in truly legendary fashion.

First, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano joins tenor Bille Bruley and pianist Benjamin Hochman in a performance of Leos Janáček’s Diary of One Who Disappeared. The deeply moving, mysterious tale of an ill-fated love was said by Janáček to be a reflection of his relationship with his muse. Then Hochman is joined by a true living legend, soprano Lucy Shelton, in a piece that—despite being composed eight years before the Diary—points to a different, more modern musical world: Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. Shelton, a monument of 20th century music, joins Hochman and an instrumental ensemble to conduct our journey, in which we witness a moondrunk Pierrot in a variety of fantastical vignettes before, eventually, he returns home.

Benjamin Hochman, piano
Lucy Shelton, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Bille Bruley, tenor
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21
Janacek, Diary of One Who Disappeared

Bartók: Elindultam szép hazámbul, BB. 42, No. 1

Paderewski: Six Songs, Op. 18

Iva Bittová: Nezabudka World Premiere/PCMS Commission

Kaprálová: Songs [Sel.]

Kodály: Hungarian Folksongs [Sel.]

Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared

Sarah Shafer, soprano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone; Temple University Chamber Choir; Myra Huang, piano; Shannon McGinnis, piano

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, alto
Andrew Owens, tenor
Federico De Michelis, bass-baritone
North Carolina Master Chorale

One of the most inspiring works of music ever conceived, Handel’s masterpiece is full of passion and drama—the perfect way to celebrate this holiday season. Don’t miss Handel’s exultant “Hallelujah Chorus” with the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Master Chorale.

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, alto
Andrew Owens, tenor
Federico De Michelis, bass-baritone
North Carolina Master Chorale

One of the most inspiring works of music ever conceived, Handel’s masterpiece is full of passion and drama—the perfect way to celebrate this holiday season. Don’t miss Handel’s exultant “Hallelujah Chorus” with the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Master Chorale.

Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben
Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Rothenberg, piano, concept and direction

Two exquisite song cycles depict radically different views of a woman’s life, a century apart. Robert Schumann, composing in the creative burst that follows his marriage to the pianist and composer Clara Wieck, creates one of his most beautiful works, telling the story of “a woman’s life and loves.” How does it match up with Clara Wieck Schumann’s real life as artist, wife and mother?

The poetic inner world of one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant writers, Virginia Woolf, comes alive in Dominick Argento’s Pulitzer Prize-winning monodrama, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf. Tracing moments in her fragile yet productive creative life from 1919 to 1941, these musical settings bring us remarkably close to a sensitive and original woman of genius.

Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, known for her intensely expressive performances, joins Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg in this musical, literary and visual exploration of artist-women’s lives.

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Amber Wagner, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo
Issachah Savage, tenor
Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

VERDI Messa da requiem

Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the world-renowned Colorado Symphony Chorus with Music Director Brett Mitchell, along with the chorus’ founder and director Duain Wolfe, for a renewal of Verdi’s monumental Requiem. The chorus first performed this legendary work during their debut on October 25, 1984 at Boettcher Concert Hall. Nearly 35 years to the day, they breathe new life into Verdi’s compassionate projection of essential human emotions — piety, agitation, and hope. A personal, reverent, and poignant tribute to Italian novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Verdi’s transcendent Requiem remains one of the most cherished choral works of all time.

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Amber Wagner, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo
Issachah Savage, tenor
Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

VERDI Messa da requiem

Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the world-renowned Colorado Symphony Chorus with Music Director Brett Mitchell, along with the chorus’ founder and director Duain Wolfe, for a renewal of Verdi’s monumental Requiem. The chorus first performed this legendary work during their debut on October 25, 1984 at Boettcher Concert Hall. Nearly 35 years to the day, they breathe new life into Verdi’s compassionate projection of essential human emotions — piety, agitation, and hope. A personal, reverent, and poignant tribute to Italian novelist Alessandro Manzoni, Verdi’s transcendent Requiem remains one of the most cherished choral works of all time.

Conducted by Robert Lyall
Directed by Keturah Stickann

Cast

Carmen  Jennifer Johnson Cano
Don Jose  Rafael Davila
Escamillo  Zachary Nelson
Micaela  Sarah Jane McMahon 
El Remendado  Tyrone Chambers, II

Creative Team

Chorus Master  Carol Rausch
Scenic Designer  Steven C. Kemp*
Lighting Designer  Don Darnutzer
Production Manager  Sarah McCall
Costumer  Julie Winn
Wig and Makeup Designer  Linda Guillot
Technical Director  Keith Christopher
Stage Manager  Emily Barber
1st Assistant  SM Amanda Seal
2nd Assistant  SM India Mack
Assistant LD  Mandi Wood
Properties Master  Jonathon Uhlman
Scenic Painter  Nathan Arthur
Supertitles Prompter  Beth Rota

Conducted by Robert Lyall
Directed by Keturah Stickann

Cast

Carmen  Jennifer Johnson Cano
Don Jose  Rafael Davila
Escamillo  Zachary Nelson
Micaela  Sarah Jane McMahon 
El Remendado  Tyrone Chambers, II

Creative Team

Chorus Master  Carol Rausch
Scenic Designer  Steven C. Kemp*
Lighting Designer  Don Darnutzer
Production Manager  Sarah McCall
Costumer  Julie Winn
Wig and Makeup Designer  Linda Guillot
Technical Director  Keith Christopher
Stage Manager  Emily Barber
1st Assistant  SM Amanda Seal
2nd Assistant  SM India Mack
Assistant LD  Mandi Wood
Properties Master  Jonathon Uhlman
Scenic Painter  Nathan Arthur
Supertitles Prompter  Beth Rota

Pulitzer winner Paul Moravec’s A New Country (2018) celebrates the aspirations of immigrants to America, using poetry by Walt Whitman and Emma Lazarus among others. Mezzo Jennifer Johnson Cano is joined by the dynamic Longleash Piano Trio, Laura Gilbert, flute & Jonathan Bagg, viola in a program that includes American works for voice and piano, and Charles Ives’ Piano Trio, a musical portrait of his days at Yale.

Glinka
Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila

Copland
“The Dodger” from Old American Songs

Gordon Getty
Shenandoah

Copland
“Golden Willow Tree” from Old American Songs

Britten
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell from The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Beethoven
Finale: Ode, “To Joy” from Symphony No. 9

Caroline SHAW : new work (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

BEETHOVEN : Symphony No. 9

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Xian Zhang conductor
Anita Hartig soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence tenor
Michael Sumuel bass
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon Artistic

Caroline SHAW : new work (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

BEETHOVEN : Symphony No. 9

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Xian Zhang conductor
Anita Hartig soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence tenor
Michael Sumuel bass
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon Artistic

Benjamin Britten

Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op. 51

Gustav Mahler

Das Lied von der Erde

BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Cleveland Orchestra
Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano

IVES - “Decoration Day” from Holidays Symphony
BERNSTEIN - Jeremiah: Symphony No. 1
RACHMANINOFF - Symphonic Dances

Composed near the shores of New York’s Long Island Sound, Rachmaninoff’s final score features lush harmonies and originally included movements with names like “Twilight” and “Midnight.” It’s an ideal interlude for a splendid summer evening.

Schubert: Selected Lieder
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte
Brahms: Gypsy Songs
Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared