The WCMS season opens with a multi-disciplinary celebration of music from the Americas: North, South, and Central. Valerie Coleman’s meditative Fanmi Imèn (after Maya Angelou’s poem, “Human Family”) and Dvorak’s popular “American” Quartet frame the program. In between comes Jessie Montgomery’s exuberant Strum, plus music by Gabriella Lena Frank (featuring […]
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Blacklisted by Stalin, Sofia Gubaidulina uses the beautiful sounds of the flute, viola and harp to express sadness and joy. Sadly, Felix Mendelssohn was banned in Nazi Germany, and his timeless music is loved by all who hear it. Korngold fled Nazi Germany to find himself embraced by Hollywood where […]
Revel in the Splendors of the Season with this rarest of musical treats! Immerse yourself in sounds of Peace, Joy, and Beauty with the Baroque Concerto, and float to an older world of Spiritual Celebration. Let the sparkle of Vivaldi, the joy of Telemann, and the effervescence of Corelli fill […]
WCMS musicians and special guests join forces with the Worcester Chorus, honoring the talent and vision of Worcester Chorus’s celebrated conductor Christopher Shepard. Book-ended by Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, this is a concert program you will not want to miss! With guests Lilit Hartunian and Christine Vitale, violins; […]