June 16
Carmina burana
This week, Osmo Vänskä leads the CSO in Off’s Carmina burana featuring Joélle Harvey, Reginald Mobley and Hugh Russell. Included in the program is Montgomery’s Banner and Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus, as well as Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
Conductors
Osmo Vänskä; Seiji Ozawa*
Soloists
Joélle Harvey, soprano, Reginald Mobley, countertenor, Hugh Russell, baritone, Chicago Symphony Chorus (Jenny Wong, guest director), Uniting Voices Chicago (Josephine Lee, director)**
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34*
Jessie Montgomery
Banner
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus Arcticus
Carl Orff
Carmina burana**