{"id":15988,"date":"2010-09-23T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=15988"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:54:22","slug":"ucf-choir-breathes-life-into-mahlers-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-choir-breathes-life-into-mahlers-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Choir Breathes Life Into Mahler’s Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"
After the lights dim on the Bob Carr stage this weekend, 113 students in the UCF Choir will sing one of the most challenging and beloved symphonies ever composed.<\/p>\n
For the past month, students have prepared for the Orlando Philharmonic\u2019s opening night concert on Saturday, Sept. 25. The UCF Choir will perform Gustav Mahler\u2019s symphony No. 2, \u201cResurrection,\u201d alongside the Orlando Philharmonic Opera Chorus and accompanied by the largest orchestra ever assembled by the Orlando Philharmonic.<\/p>\n
The concert, “Resurrection Symphony<\/a>,” begins at 8:30 p.m. at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 W. Livingston St., in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a once in a lifetime chance,\u201d says Clair Warrick, a student in the UCF Choir. \u201cIt\u2019s such a big piece and is not performed very often because it\u2019s so challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n “Resurrection” is written for an orchestra, a mixed choir, two soloists (soprano and contralto), an organ and an offstage ensemble of brass and percussion.<\/p>\n After weeks of intense rehearsals, Friday will be the first time that the UCF students will sing the piece with the Opera Chorus. The collaboration \u201cdemands careful preparation, musically sensitive singing and utmost professionalism,\u201d said David Brunner, UCF\u2019s director of choral activities.<\/p>\n The UCF Choir has a long history of collaborations with the Orlando Philharmonic performing a variety of pieces, including Beethoven\u2019s Ninth Symphony and Aaron Copland\u2019s \u201cOld American Songs.\u201d But this will be its first time performing such a monumental symphony.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a gorgeous piece, deep and dark, very different from our past performances,\u201d Warrick said.<\/p>\n Traveling from London to New York, the UCF Choir has performed with the world-renowned Russian State Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The group sang alongside Vanessa Williams at the Daytona 500 and graced Carnegie Hall with Brunner\u2019s \u201cOde to the Present and Future Days.\u201d<\/p>\n But few performances will compare to this year\u2019s opening night concert, where 150 voices will come together to breathe life into the magnanimous \u201cResurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe first words that come to mind when one thinks of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony are ‘massive’ and ‘overwhelming,’ and when you’re in the Bob Carr, you will see that the layout itself speaks of the power of the piece,” said Christopher Wilkins, music director for the Orlando Philharmonic.<\/p>\n Single tickets to \u201cResurrection Symphony\u201d are $14.75, $29, $39, $52 and $70. To purchase tickets, call the Philharmonic\u2019s box office at 407-770-0071 or visit the Philharmonic\u2019s website at www.orlandophil.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the lights dim on the Bob Carr stage this weekend, 113 students in the UCF Choir will sing one of the most challenging and beloved symphonies ever composed. For the past month, students have prepared for the Orlando Philharmonic\u2019s opening night concert on Saturday, Sept. 25. The UCF Choir will perform Gustav Mahler\u2019s symphony No. 2, \u201cResurrection,\u201d alongside the…","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":15989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,18],"tags":[1196,14915],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-15988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-music","tag-david-brunner","tag-music"],"yoast_head":"\n