Fisher Center Presents
Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Stage
Members of the American Symphony Orchestra and Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Tickets: $25, 30, 35, 40VIDEO: Chorus Master James Bagwell Discusses Mahler's Symphony No. 2
PROGRAM NOTES
Members of the American Symphony Orchestra, Bard College Conservatory Orchestra, and Longy Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director
Heather Buck, soprano
Jamie Van Eyck, mezzo-soprano
Bard Chamber Singers, The Bard Festival Chorale, and Cappella Festiva | James Bagwell, Chorus Master
Mahler’s overwhelming Second Symphony projects a powerful narrative of life over death that resonates with philosophical issues the composer explored throughout his career. The monumental work builds in the final movement to a magnificent chorus that exalts the Resurrection.
Chorus Master James Bagwell Discusses Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (part 1)
Chorus Master James Bagwell Discusses Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (part 2)
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or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu.
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Stage