Choral Arts Society of Washington to Present ‘Carmina Burana’
By David SalazarThe Choral Arts Society of Washington is set to present “Carmina Burana” on April 7, 2024 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
The program, which also features Uniting Voices Chicago, will be conducted by Josephine Lee and also features Ted Hearne’s “Partition.” Soloists for the performance include Amy Owens, Kyle Tomlin, and Vasil Garvanliev.
“This entire season has been full of incredibly diverse, talented female conductors and it is only fitting we include Josephine Lee and the wondrous youth of Uniting Voices Chicago,” said Tad Czyzewski, Choral Arts, Executive Director, in an official press statement. “They are a mighty force of harmony and alongside our Symphonic Chorus, will create an experience not to be missed.”
Lee’s career is wide-spanning and she recently sang in the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Place,” which received a Grammy nomination for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance. Among her other major accomplishments is the fouding of Vocality, which premiered at the Ravinia Festival in a concert performance of “Porgy and Bess” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble returend to the festival in 2018 for Bernstein’s “MASS” and in 2019 as well.
The concert kicks off at 5 p.m. local time and has a duration of two hours with one 15 minute intermission.
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