MusicThursday, December 3
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Chorus
Thursday, December 3 · 8-10 p.m. · Carnegie Music and Lecture Hall of Oakland - Pittsburgh
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- Thursday, December 3 · 8-10 p.m.
- Where
- Carnegie Music and Lecture Hall of Oakland - Pittsburgh4400 Forbes Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA · 15217
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About this event
On Thursday, Dec. 3, guest conductor James Blachley will lead a program that includes Tchaikovsky’s iconic Symphony No. 4, Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, Arvo Pärt’s Sequenza, and the world premiere of the orchestral version of Hodie Christus Natus Est, composed by the school of music’s Vera Heinz Chair of Composition, Professor Nancy Galbraith. And in a continuation of a 70-year tradition, the CMU Philharmonic and CMU Choir will also perform the Poulenc, Pärt and Galbraith pieces at the annual noon-time concert in the College of Fine Arts Great Hall on Friday, December 4th.
Daniel Nesta Curtis, Director of Orchestral Studies
James Blachley, guest conductor
CMU Choir
Mark Trawka, Director of Choral Studies
Program:
Arvo Pärt – Sequenza
Nancy Galbraith – Hodie Christus Natus Est (World Premiere)
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Traditional (arr. Dan Forrest) – Festival First Noel
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
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