Concert Season
Concert Season 2008 - 2009
NOVEMBER 8 and 9, 2008
Youthful Masterpieces
Mastersingers by the Sea and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra combine forces to present early masterpieces by four acknowledged musical geniuses.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony #5 in B flat Major
Francis Poulenc
Concerto in G minor for Organ, Kevin Galiè, organ
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 150 "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich," BWV 150
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae de Dominica, K. 321
Soloists for this concert will be Diana McVey, soprano; Georgette Hutchins, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Oesterling, tenor; and Paul Soper, bass.
DECEMBER 16 and 17, 2008
A Yuletide Elizabethan Madrigal Feast
(Last year's Feast sold out, so get your tickets early!)
Join Good Queen Bess and her Court as Mastersingers by the Sea again present an old world Yuletide feast and concert to celebrate the Holiday season. Sumptuous food, colorful period costumes, and glorious Elizabethan music and dance prove that good Holiday fun never goes out of style!
Queen Bess will be played by Stephanie Miele.
FEBRUARY 28 , MARCH 1, 2009
Music of Mystery and Love
Mastersingers by the Sea and chamber soloists from the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra explore various aspects of love through music – Love’s passions, its mysterious qualities, and its deeply spiritual roots.
Albert Roussel
Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp op.30
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro, for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and Strings
Ludwig van Beethoven
Elegischer Gesang, Op.118
Thomas Cipullo
"Swan's Elegy" and "Mambo" from The Shadows Around the House
James D. Wagoner
Song of Solomon
April 24, 25 and 26, 2009
Music of Prophecy
Mastersingers by the Sea and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra present Mendelssohn’s expansive and vivid setting of the dramatic story of Biblical prophet Elijah – one of the most popular choral works of all time.
Felix Mendelssohn
"Elijah", An Oratorio, Op 70
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