This semester’s concert will be a tour through the classic choruses of the opera repertoire.  A few of the pieces included are:

• “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
• “Anvil Chorus” from Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)   Performance excerpt
• “Make our Garden Grow” from Candide by Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)  Performance excerpt

Conductor: Susan Davenport

Soloists:

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (1895-1982)
SIUC Choral Union and Concert Choir
SIUC Wind Ensemble
Susan Davenport and Christopher Morehouse, conductors
Jeanine Wagner, soprano
Eric McCluskey, tenor/baritone

Performance excerpt