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Queens College to put on 79th
annual winter concert Dec. 14
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Join the Queens College Choral Society
at its 79th annual winter concert, which
will feature the celebrated “Carmina
Burana” cantata.
Written by German composer Carl
Orff and based on a series of Medieval
texts, the “Carmina Burana” is one of
the most popular choral works of all
time which celebrates the joys, sorrows
and passions of life. Th e one-night performance
is on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 8
p.m. in the Flushing school’s Colden
Auditorium.
Th e winter concert will feature the
chamber version of the cantata, with
two pianos and percussion. Performers
include pianists Max Midroit and Sarang
Kim, percussion students from the Aaron
Copland School of Music, professional
soloists Stefanie Izzo, soprano Sungwon
Kin and baritone Sidney Outlaw.
James John, professor of conducting
at the Aaron Copland School of Music
and the QCCS music director, will conduct
the show.
Many will recognize the cantata’s opening
chorus “O Fortuna” as the background
soundtrack for countless movies,
television shows and commercials.
It’s been featured in such fi lms as “Th e
Messenger,” “Th e Doors,” “Th e Hunt for
Red October,” “Glory” and “Excalibur.”
Th e Queens College Choral Society
was founded in 1941, just four years aft er
the school’s opening with a premiere performance
12 days following the attacks
on Pearl Harbor. It functions as a “singing
organization of and for the public
and the students and staff of Queens
College.”
Members range from singers from the
high school outreach program to performers
who have been with the group
for more than 40 years. Members also
include undergraduate and graduate
music majors at Queens College’s Aaron
Copland School of Music.
QCCS off ers two concerts per year
in December and May devoted to great
choral masterpieces with orchestral
accompaniment. Previous performances
include Verdi’s “Requiem,” Handel’s
“Messiah” and Beethoven’s “Missa
Solemnis.” Th e choral society has also
performed world premieres including
pieces composed by faculty from the
Queens College Music Department.
Tickets for the Queens College Winter
Concert at $20 and can be purchased
through the Kupferberg Center for the
Arts box offi ce at 718-793-8080 or online
at kupferbergcenter.org. Discounts for
high school students and teachers are
available at qcchoralsociety.org.
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