MasterVoices; Tony winner Ted Sperling, Conductor; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Shereen Pimentel, soprano; Tariq Al-Sabir, tenor Program Mendelssohn: Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in E major, Op. 21 Mendelssohn: Song with Choir (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") des Prez: El Grillo Schwartz/Strouse: Blame it on the Summer Night (from "Rags") Loesser: Song of a Summer Night (from "The Most Happy Fella") Ricky Ian Gordon: Three songs, New Moon, Summer, and Joy Barber: Knoxville: Summer 1915 Berlioz: Excerpts from Les nuits d'ete (Summer Nights), Villanelle and Le spectre de la rose Sondheim: Night Music Waltz Suite, arr. Ted Sperling Tariq Al-Sabir: Summers Are Growing Longer (World Premiere Commission) About the Performers MasterVoices was founded in 1941 by legendary American choral conductor Robert Shaw. The group is known for its versatility and a repertoire that ranges from choral masterpieces and operas in concert to operettas and musical theater. Season concerts feature a volunteer chorus of 100+ members from all walks of life, alongside a diverse roster of world-class soloists from across the musical spectrum, including Julia Bullock, Dove Cameron, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Renee Fleming, John Holiday, Jennifer Holliday, Norm Lewis, Victoria Clark, and Kelli O'Hara. Orchestra of St. Luke's is one of America's foremost ensembles, consisting of virtuoso artists. It grew out of a chamber ensemble that gathered in the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village in 1974. Rain date: June 9, 7 pm, same location Limited seats are on first-come, first-served basis. Please bring blankets or lawn-chairs.
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