Aram Demirjian, conductor

Kevin Burdette, bass

Laura Strickling, soprano

Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano

Kameron Lopreore, tenor

Knoxville Choral Society, John Orr, director

Pellissippi State Variations Choir, Meagan Humphreys, 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 

The Dodger 

Long Time Ago 

The Golden Willow Tree 

I Bought Me a Cat 

Zion’s Walls 

At the River 

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

Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance.

The use of recording devices and/or flash photography during the performance is strictly prohibited. Please remember to silence all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Mobile devices may be used to read program notes during the concert. Programs and artists subject to change.