June 21
Carmina burana
This week, Osmo Vänskä leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Orff’s Carmina burana, featuring vocal soloists Joélle Harvey, Reginald Mobley and Hugh Russell. Opening the program is Montgomery’s Banner and Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus. Before that, Seiji Ozawa conducts Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Seiji Ozawa conductor
1976 (RCA)
Jessie Montgomery
Banner
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus Arcticus
Carl Orff
Carmina burana
Joélle Harvey soprano
Reginald Mobley countertenor
Hugh Russell baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Jenny Wong guest director
Uniting Voices Chicago
Josephine Lee director
Osmo Vänskä conductor
March 2023