Month: April 2016

Singing Mahler with CSO

Members of Southport Bach Choir will be singing in Mahler’s Symphony No.2 with Crosby Symphony Orchestra at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool on Sunday, 8 May at 2.30 pm.

Two years ago members of the choir formed the nucleus of the Crosby Symphony Chorus to sing with the orchestra in Liverpool’s beautiful but acoustically-challenging Metropolitan Cathedral. On that occasion Bruckner’s Te Deum and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony were performed.

This year, Mahler’s work, usually known as his ‘Resurrection’ symphony, will be preceded by Mozart’s joyful Exsultate Jubilate, which was originally written for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, but is usually sung today by a soprano.  The chorus, composed of singers from Southport, Liverpool and Chester, will not be needed until (as in the Beethoven symphony) the fifth and final movement of the Mahler. Beethoven asks for 4 soloists (soprano, alto, tenor and bass), but Mahler confines himself to alto (who sings in the fourth movement) and soprano, who joins the alto and chorus in the fifth movement.

The soloists will be Barbara Ruzsics (soprano) and Stephanie Guidera (alto). The concert will be conducted by SBC’s Director of Music, Ian Crawford.

Tickets for this concert can be obtained by following links on the orchestra’s website.