The CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra will join forces to celebrate life’s splendor with “Glorious,” a concert featuring more than 200 musicians from the two groups.
Performances will be at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 24, at The Rink at Northland, 522 Dog Track Road in Longwood.
The musicians will perform choral and orchestra pieces that celebrate the awe and wonder of the world.
Photo: McKenzie Lakey, for the CFCArts Community Choir
This is how Artistic Director Justin Muchoney describes the concert:
“Bringing together talented and passionate members from two of our most dynamic ensembles, the CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra, in ‘Glorious’ allows us to create an compelling experience where the power of music truly shines. It’s a chance for our community to come together in celebration, find joy, and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us every day.”
This is the program:
- Festive Overture, Op. 96 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
- Splendor from “Illuminare” by Elaine Hagenberg.
- Sing Gently by Eric Whitacre.
- For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter.
- Gloria (I. Allegro vivace, ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’) by John Rutter.
- Goin’ Home by Antonín Dvořák arr. William Arms Fisher.
- Simple Gifts by Joseph Brackett.
- Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns.
- Egmont, Op. 84: Overture by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma Variations”: IX. Nimrod by Edward Elgar.
- Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo (“Finale”) by Dmitri Shostakovich.
- Vetrate di chiesa (“Church Windows”) by Ottorino Respighi.
The Community Choir is a volunteer group of more than 300 members who perform throughout the community. No audition is required, and all singers 18 and older are invited to join. The Symphony Orchestra is also open to members of the community.
Tickets are $15 each. Children 3 and under on laps are free, and groups of eight or more can get a 20% discount. You can buy tickets online at CFCArts.com/Glorious or by calling 407-937-1800, extension 701.
Photo: Trisha Houlihan, for the CFCArts Community Choir
