MAY 25 & 26, 2022
Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church
Denver, Colorado · 7:30 pm
Lawrence Golan, conductor
Voices West; Michael Todd Krueger, music director
Denver Young Artists Orchestra (DYAO) Strings; Cosima Luther, conductor
Christie Conover, soprano
Katie Rothstein, soprano
Jennifer DeDominici, mezzo-soprano
John Robert Lindsey, tenor
Randyn Heisserer-Miller, tenor
Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone
Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Diane Wittry
Ode to Joy Fanfare
With DYAO string musicians, conducted by Cosima Luther
About 5 minutes
Ludwig van Beethoven
Choral Fantasy
Featuring Andrew Cooperstock, piano; Christie Conover & Katie Rothstein, soprano; Jennifer DeDominici, mezzo-soprano; John Robert Lindsey & Randyn Heisserer-Miller, tenor; Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone.
Adagio
Finale
About 18 minutes
• 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION •
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy”
Featuring Voices West and Christie Conover, soprano; Jennifer DeDominici, mezzo-soprano; John Robert Lindsey, tenor; Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone.
Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Molto vivace
Adagio molto e cantabile
Finale (lyrics)
About 70 minutes
We’ll be taking this Beethoven celebration across the pond to Munich, Germany. An encore of this performance will be performed in collaboration with the chorus of our transatlantic sister orchestra, the Bavarian Philharmonic, on July 16, 2022.