WHAT THE AUDIENCE IS SAYING ABOUT OUR VERDI REQUIEM PERFORMANCE
The performance was wonderful, soloists, orchestra, chorus, directors. A great night, great music, great interpretation. A+ |
“I have never attended anything like this before in my life. I can’t begin to tell you how it affected my soul and what a profound experience it was. Very sincerely – thank you.” |
Absolutely magnificent! |
It was an exceptional performance. Both the choir and orchestra sounded great. The singers really conveyed emotion. Looking forward to next year’s performance. |
WHAT'S NEW
Look what we have planned for the upcoming season
Composed amidst the turmoil of Napoleonic Europe, Haydn’s Mass in D Minor (“Lord Nelson”) is an operatic rollercoaster from despair to hope. It is paired with Bernstein’s colorful Chichester Psalms, a powerful setting of Hebrew psalms of struggle and compassion scored for brass, percussion, and strings. Short works by Bruckner and Mendelssohn round out this emotional program.
Handel’s Messiah is performed by Octavo Singers annually in December. Fresh and inspiring year after year, it has been an audience favorite and a treasured annual tradition for decades and is not to be missed!
Truly a hidden gem of symphonic choral literature, Holst’s The Cloud Messenger is a 45-minute masterpiece based on some of the most beautiful imagery of classical India by the poet Kalidasa. Through Holst’s own evocative English translation, it tells the story of a genie exiled from paradise who, beseeching the clouds to send a message of love to his soulmate in heaven, weaves a fairytale epic of passion and devotion. Together with Brahms’ Schicksalslied, his ‘mini-requiem’, this romantic and sweeping program will be sure to stir the soul. Other short works TBD.
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TV-WTEN with Cassie Hudson Performing Arts Highlight
Click here or visit: https://www.news10.com/news/schenectady-county/ssso-and-octavo-singers-to-perform-verdis-requiem-concert/ Cassie Hudson, WTEN CorrespondentAn Interview by Capital Region Today with Octavo Singers' Artistic Director, Andrew Burger, and SSSO Executive Director, Michael McCord
Click here or visit: https://youtu.be/YuChVlaNcQo?si=e52uxpcJSlZ8s_Yb&t=911 An Interview with Octavo Singers' Artistic Director, Andrew Burger, and President, Diane Deacon
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