2011-2012 Season
November 11–12
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor
Christopher Warren-Green conducting
Mozart's final work. About halfway through the composition of Requiem, Mozart penned a "high A" for the sopranos eight measuers into the Lacrimosat. He put down his pen, and that was the final note Mozart ever composed. Completed by his friend, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Mozart's Requiem is a moving, dramatic, and powerful work whose composition and completion are still the subject of mystery and debate. More >>
December 2–4
Magic of Christmas
Albert-George Schram, conducting
Don’t miss this family favorite with the Charlotte Symphony, the Oratorio Singers, and an array of spectacular guests in this festive and joyous holiday concert.Albert-George Schram leads the festivities in his own inimitable style. A Charlotte Christmas tradition. More >>
December 14
George Friedrich Händel's Messiah
Scott Allen Jarrett conducting
Handel’s most famous oratorio celebrates the life of Christ, from “For Unto Us a Child is Born” to the “Hallelujah Chorus.” One of the most popular works in the Western choral literature, the libretto by Charles Jennens is drawn entirely from the King James and Great Bibles. Handel composed Messiah in London during the summer of 1741, and the oratorio premiered in Dublin, Ireland on April 13, 1742, More >>
February 24–25
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
Scott Allen Jarrett conducting
Songs of love, lust, and drinking will resound as the Charlotte Symphony joins forces with the Oratorio Singers and Charlotte Children’s Choir to present Carl Orff’s boisterous Carmina Burana. Carl Orff composed the work in 1935 and 1936. It was first staged in Frankfurt, Germany by the Frankfurt Opera on June 8, 1937. Carmina Burana is based on 24 of the poems found in the eponymous medieval collection. More >>
May 11–12
Ludwig van Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Christopher Warren-Green, conducting
One of Beethoven’s greatest achievements, Missa Solemnis is contemporaneous with Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 9. Beethoven composed the work 1819-1823. It was first performed on April 7, 1824 in St. Petersburg. Like most masses, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis is in five movements: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. More >>
