Program
AN EVENING
OF BELOVED
ARIAS & SONGS
ARIAS & SONGS
Saturday, February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Victory Theatre
Victory Theatre
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
Roger Kalia, Conductor
Roger Kalia, Conductor
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Andrea Drury, Chorus Master
Andrea Drury, Chorus Master
Evansville Children’s Choir
Kerri Blanford &
Kerri Blanford &
Michael Miller, Directors
Katherine Jolly, Soprano
Kate Tombaugh, Mezzo-Soprano
Demetrious Sampson, Tenor
Jon Truitt, Baritone
Kate Tombaugh, Mezzo-Soprano
Demetrious Sampson, Tenor
Jon Truitt, Baritone
GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR
William E. Schmidt Foundation
CHORUS SPONSOR
Friends of the Chorus
PROGRAM
Giuseppe Verdi
(1813-1901)
Overture to
La Forza del Destino
Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
“The Promise of Living”
from The Tender Land
Georges Bizet
(1838-1875)
“L’amour est
un oiseau rebelle”
(Habañera) from Carmen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
"Soave sia il vento”
from Cosi Fan Tutte
Giuseppe Verdi
(1813-1901)
“Va, pensiero”
(Chorus of the Hebrews)
from Nabucco
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
Te Deum
(Act 1 Finale)
from Tosca
INTERMISSION
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)
Overture to
Treemonisha
Georges Bizet
(1838-1875)
“Les voici!
Voici la quadrille!”
from Carmen
from Carmen
Act IV, No. 26
Gaetano Donizetti
(1797-1848)
“Quel guardo
il cavaliere”
from Don Pasquale
from Don Pasquale
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
“Nessun dorma”
from Turandot
Leonard Bernstein
(1918-1990)
“Make Our
Garden Grow”
from Candide
from Candide
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The Performers
Roger Kalia
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Andrea Drury
Chorus Master
Evansville Children's Choir
Kerri Blanford
Evansville Children's Choir Associate Choral Director
Michael Miller
Evansville Children's Choir Associate Choral Director
Katherine Jolly
Soprano
Kate Tombaugh
Mezzo-Soprano
Demetrious Sampson
Tenor
Jon Truitt
Baritone
Program Notes