SUN FEB 16, 2025 | 5 PM
Music Hall

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Matthew Swanson conductor
Jason Alexander Holmes conductor
Lisa Peters conductor
Andrew Miller conductor
May Festival Chorus Matthew Swanson, director
The May Festival Chorus is endowed by the Betsy & Alex C. Young Chair
May Festival Youth Chorus Jason Alexander Holmes, director
Cincinnati Boychoir Lisa Peters, director

CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR
Lisa Peters, conductor

Jacob NARVERUD — Ad Astra (“To the Stars”)

PINKZEBRA — We Can Dream

Joseph M. MARTIN — The Journey
Vincent Phelan, violin

Rollo DILWORTH — When Our Voices Rise

MAY FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS
Jason Alexander Holmes, conductor

Salamone ROSSI — Barechu
Ava Altenau, Claire Kruckeberg and Mason Jones, solo trio

Kyle PEDERSON — “All of Me” from A Vision Unfolding
Lucas Braga and Julia Poetain, violin
Thanh-Tam Dao and Runako Muvirimi, soloists

Tracy WONG — JAM!

Joni MITCHELL — Big Yellow Taxi
arr. Podd/Podd
David Fishlock, percussion

MAY FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS & CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR
Jason Alexander Holmes, conductor

Rollo DILWORTH — Give Us Our Peace

INTERMISSION

MAY FESTIVAL CHORUS
Matthew Swanson, conductor

Ēriks EŠENVALDS — Salutation
Andrew Miller, conductor

Jonathan DOVE — The Passing of the Year
Invocation
The Narrow Bud Opens Her Beauties to the Sun
Answer July
Hot Sun, Cool Fire
Ah, Sun-flower!
Adieu! Farewell Earth’s Bliss!
Ring Out, Wild Bells
Heather MacPhail, piano
David Kirkendall, piano
Patrick Schleker, percussion
Mike Culligan, percussion
David Fishlock, percussion
Daniel Zawodniak, percussion
Margaret Eilert, Megan Lawson and Tommy Wessendarp, soloists

ALL CHORUSES

Howard HELVEY — Inspiration: At the Golden Gate of Song
World Premiere, May Festival Commission

Inspiration by Howard Helvey was commissioned through the generous support of Sherry and Mark Holcomb.

This concert is generously sponsored by Rozy Park and Chris Dendy. 

The May Festival is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign. 

This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio, and the National Endowment for the Arts.