University Chorale
Pre-Election Concert
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:00pm CST
Galvin Recital Hall
Donald Nally and Corey Everly, conductors; Charles Foster and Karina Kontorovitch, piano; Contemporary Music Ensemble
University Chorale explores truth, facts, and integrity through contemporary music by Michael Gilbertson, Benjamin C. S. Boyle, and—in a work featuring the Contemporary Music Ensemble— Michael Laurello. Brahms’s classic Nänie—closing with the line “for the ignoble go down to Orcus in silence”—will be heard in the composer’s arrangement for four-hand piano accompaniment.
Johannes Brahms, Nänie
Benjamin C. S. Boyle, Empire of Crystal
Michael Gilbertson, Console Us
Giacomo Carissimi, Historia Jonae
Michael Laurello, Envelope Writings
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Sold OutMary B. Galvin Recital Hall
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.