Amy Beach / Underground Railroad CANCELLED
Event Details:
Location: Paramount Theatre
Date: Friday, May 15, 2020
Time: 8 pm
Program:
Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
Amy Beach
INTERMISSION
Sanctuary Road
Music by Paul Moravec
Libretto by Mark Campbell
Inspired by William Still’s “The Underground Railroad Records”
Commissioned for and by The Oratorio Society of New York through the generous support of Joanne Spellun
Hope Briggs, Soprano
Melody Wilson, Mezzo-soprano
Noah Stewart, Tenor
Phillip Harris, Baritone
Damien Geter, Baritone
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Dr. Lynne Morrow, Chorus Director
Pre-concert talk from stage by John Kendall Bailey at 7:05 pm
Approximate concert length: 2 hours, including one intermission
Michael Morgan
Music Director Laureate
Hope Briggs
soprano
Melody Wilson
mezzo-soprano
Noah Stewart
tenor
Phillip Harris
baritone
Damien Geter
baritone
Dr. Lynne Morrow
chorus director
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Contemporary with Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony, Amy Beach’s American masterwork of the late 19th century is too rarely performed, but Oakland Symphony patrons overwhelmingly voted to give Ms. Beach’s Gaelic Symphony a hearing. This final concert of the season also includes an epic, moving oratorio performed with the Oakland Symphony Chorus, based on the writings of the hero of the Underground Railroad, William Still.
| Price Level A | $90 |
| Price Level B | $68 |
| Price Level C | $52 |
| Price Level D | $40 |
| Price Level E | $25 |
Concert Sponsor:
