Aram Demirjian, conductor

Kevin Burdette, bass

Laura Strickling, soprano

Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano

Kameron Lopreore, tenor

Knoxville Choral Society, Dr. John R. Orr, artistic director

JENNIFER HIGDON (b. 1962)

XC Blast

KSO 9 for 90 Commission and World Premiere

AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)

Selections from Old American Songs (1950-52)

Simple Gifts (Set I, No. 4)

The Dodger (Set I, No. 2)

Long Time Ago (Set I, No. 3)

The Golden Willow Tree (Set II, No. 3)

I Bought Me a Cat (Set I, No. 5)

Zion’s Walls (Set II, No. 2)

At the River (Set II, No. 4)

Kevin Burdette, bass

---Intermission---

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125, “Choral” (1824)

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

II. Molto vivace; Presto; Molto vivace

III. Adagio molto e cantabile

IV. Presto

Laura Strickling, soprano

Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano

Kameron Lopreore, tenor 

Kevin Burdette, bass

Knoxville Choral Society