April 23, 1999
Simon Carrington, professor and director of choral activities, and Brian Priestman, professor of orchestral activities, will conduct the performance, which will include two major works by Haydn as well as Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms."
The chorus and orchestra program will open with the orchestra playing "Fires of Light," an orchestral fanfare by KU alumnus Tecwyn Evans.
The orchestra will also perform Haydn's "Symphony No. 85 in B-flat" ("La Reine").
Carrington will conduct "Symphony of Psalms," which will be performed by the Chamber Choir, Collegium Musicum, Oread Consort, and orchestra.
For the performance of Haydn's 12-part "Mass in D minor" or "Nelson Mass," Priestman will conduct the Chamber Choir, Oread Consort, University Singers, Concert Choir, Men's Glee Club, Women's Chorale and KU Symphony Orchestra. Soloists for the work are Vanessa Thompson-Smith, Clay Center senior, soprano; Holly White, Lenexa junior, mezzo-soprano; Hugo Vera, Ann Arbor, Mich., graduate student, tenor; and John Stephens, KU professor of voice, bass. Composed in 1798, the work was originally titled "Missa in Angustiis" ("Mass in time of stress").
General admission tickets for the KU chorus and orchestra concert are now on sale in the KU box offices: Lied Center, 864-ARTS; Murphy Hall, 864-3982; and SUA, 864-3477. Tickets are $5 for the public and $4 for students and senior citizens. Both VISA and MasterCard are accepted for phone orders.