Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand

FABIO LUISI conducts DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS – ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK chorus director DALLAS SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS – ELLIE LIN artistic director BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS RACHEL WILLIS SØRENSEN soprano MEGHAN KASANDERS soprano DEANNA BREIWICK soprano OLEYSA PETROVA mezzo-soprano RENÉE TATUM mezzo-soprano LIMMIE PULLIAM tenor LUKE SUTLIFF baritone INSUNG SIM bass MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” The nickname “Symphony of a Thousand” scarcely does justice to Mahler’s epic work — one of the greatest in the concert repertoire. Its immense scope makes performances rare and, therefore, are to be treasured. Part One of Mahler’s mystical work begins with a powerful unleashing of sound that sets the hymn, “Come, Creative Spirit,” a text that also foreshadows the message of Part Two of the Symphony. The expansive second half transports us to the final scene of Goethe’s dramatic poem Faust, the title character who had bargained away his soul to the devil and thus to eternal damnation. But the beatific voices of a “chorus mysticus,” underscored by thunderous timpani rolls, reach into the stratosphere and promise that Faust’s soul — borne higher and ever higher to heaven through the intercession of hosts of penitent women and holy men and ultimately angels, will be redeemed through “the eternally feminine” — the power of love. This 60-minute program will be performed without intermission. PERFORMANCE PRELUDES Join us for a special pre-concert talk with Assistant Conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg! The talks will take place from Horchow Hall starting at 6:30pm each concert evening and 1:00pm on Sunday.

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FABIO LUISI conducts DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS – ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK chorus director DALLAS SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS – ELLIE LIN artistic director BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS RACHEL WILLIS SØRENSEN soprano MEGHAN KASANDERS soprano DEANNA BREIWICK soprano OLEYSA PETROVA mezzo-soprano RENÉE TATUM mezzo-soprano LIMMIE PULLIAM tenor LUKE SUTLIFF baritone INSUNG SIM bass MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” The nickname “Symphony of a Thousand” scarcely does justice to Mahler’s epic work — one of the greatest in the concert repertoire. Its immense scope makes performances rare and, therefore, are to be treasured. Part One of Mahler’s mystical work begins with a powerful unleashing of sound that sets the hymn, “Come, Creative Spirit,” a text t