FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA - The Song of the Earth

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Name: FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA - The Song of the Earth
Date: August 4, 2016
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM MDT
Website: http://www.comusic.org/2016-season/
Event Description:

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
The Song of the Earth
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Richard Cox, tenor
Thursday, August 4 | 7:30pm
Chautauqua Auditorium

Grammy award winning Mezzo-Soprano Kelley O’Connor and Tenor Richard Cox headline Gustav Mahler’s magnificent “Das Lied von der Erde.”  Inspired by the earthly beauty and transience of six ancient Chinese poems on which the work is based, Mahler described the work as a “symphony in songs.”  Also on the program is Claude Debussy’s orchestral work “Nocturnes” for orchestra and chorus, inspired by James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s series of Impressionist paintings by the same title.

Program:
Debussy Nocturnes
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Talks Under The Tent:
A 6:30pm pre-concert talk by Marc Shulgold, Colorado Public Radio, will take place on the Auditorium Terrace.

Location:
Chautauqua Auditorium
Boulder, CO
Date/Time Information:
Thursday, August 4 | 7:30pm
Contact Information:
The Chautauqua Box Office phone number is (303) 440-7666.
Fees/Admission:
Tickets: $12.00 - $54.00 ($9.00 - $51.00 Concert Member) 
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