Past Event┃Mother and Child
Saturday, January 7, 2023 – 7:30PM
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
Program:
William Grant Still – Mother and Child
Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Henryk Górecki – Symphony No. 3
Miriam Khalil, soprano
Simply, but powerfully put, William Grant Still’s Mother and Child is one of the most beautiful pieces you’ve likely never heard. Dubbed the ‘Dean of African American Composers’ and the first African American composer to be performed by a major symphony orchestra, as more and more of Still’s music is discovered, the composer is posthumously getting the recognition he so richly deserved. The SoNA Singers join us in Chichester Psalms, perhaps Leonard Bernstein’s most popular choral work, and it’s absolutely "pure Lenny." Biting chords, pungent colors, awe-inspiring harmonies, and masterful orchestration make this music one-of-a-kind. And did you know that the best-selling contemporary classical album of all time is Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrows? It’s true! We will play this huge work that contains an entire world of human emotions: love, sorrow, sadness, loss, and an ecstatic enveloping beauty. In Górecki’s third symphony, award-winning soprano Miriam Khalil will join SoNA musicians to sing haunting Polish texts spanning centuries, giving perspectives from both a mother having lost her child, and a child separated from their parents. This cathartic, emotional program touches a core human experience – each piece evokes the love that exists across time, between a mother and her child.
Single Tickets: $36, $47, $60
Discount student tickets available with a student photo I.D.
Under 18 FREE with an accompanying adult (limited quantities)
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Inside the Music
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Come early at 6:30pm for Creative Conversations with SoNA Music Director Paul Haas, bassoonist Richard Bobo, and Principal Bass Jarrett Bastow! Join us before the concert to hear insights into the evening's program and exclusive details on the inspirations and lives of the artists who make the music come to life.
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