Berlioz Requiem Special Concert, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, August 5, 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012 brings a rare opportunity to hear Hector Berlioz’s dramatic Requiem in San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall.  This performance of the Requiem and several other selections is a collaborative effort of several groups: the Finger Lakes (New York) Choral Festival, directed by Adrian (Andy) Horn, the San Francisco Lyric Chorus, directed by Robert Gurney, and the 100+-member Redwood Symphony Orchestra (including four brass choirs), conducted by Eric Kujawsky. The 200+ -voice chorus will consist of about 70 singers from New York, and 140 singers drawn from over 35 SF Bay area choruses.

PROGRAM:

Richard Strauss:  Also Sprach Zarathustra, Fanfare/Introduction
Conducted by Eric Kujawsky, Redwood Symphony Orchestra [ http://www.redwoodsymphony.org ]

Felix Mendelssohn:  Hebrides Overture
Conducted by Eric Townell, Rochester Oratorio Society [ http://www.rossings.org ]

Hector Berlioz:  Shepherd’s Farewell from L’Enfance du Christ
Conducted by Robert Gurney, San Francisco Lyric Chorus [ http://www.sflc.org ]

Arrigo Boito:  Mefistofele, Final Chorus
Conducted by Adrian G. Horn, Finger Lakes Choral Festival [ http://www.fingerlakeschoral.org ]

Hector Berlioz:  Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts) Opus 5
Conducted by Eric Kujawsky, Redwood Symphony Orchestra
Tenor soloist, Dan McInerney

DATE/TIME/PLACE:

Sunday, August 5, 2012
3:00pm

Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco

TICKETS:

Tickets may be purchased in advance through City Box Office:  (415) 392-4400, or online at:
 http://www.cityboxoffice.com/default.asp?SearchMonth=8/1/2012&MV=8/5/2012&sel=x

Tickets will be available at Davies Symphony Hall ONLY on Sunday, August 5.
Prices:  $45, $40, $30, $25, $20

For additional information, visit the San Francisco Lyric Chorus website:  www.sflc.org
Contact:  (415) 721-4077 or info@sflc.org