Join Us for our 34th Season!
“Some say that it's the musician and composer who are inspired, others say it's music that inspires. No need to debate. To me, it's like sharing the air we breathe. Isn't that the meaning of the word "in-spire"? The composer/musician inhales the inspiration of whatever muse presents itself. Then exhales the most exquisitely inspirational music, that touches everyone who listens as they, in turn, are in-spired.... Music connects us to the ineffable, the sublime, the One that we long to reconnect with - with or without words.... Close your eyes and really listen. And then open yourself up and let the music inspire you.” ~ Daniel Kobialka
We invite you to join us for a season of inspired listening with versatile programming that highlights the best in choral and orchestral music.
Raffaele Ponti, internationally accomplished and acclaimed conductor, begins his eighth season with GVOC. Raffaele’s musicianship and charismatic personality connects with musicians and audiences alike, resulting in exciting and inspiring performances!
We look forward to a fabulous year of entertainment for you, our audience members. Thank you for your continued support!
2009-2010 Season
Cherubini
Symphony in D Major
Requiem in C Minor
October 30, 2009 and November 1, 2009
Handel, Messiah
Ebenezer Prout orchestration
December 18, 2009 and December 20, 2009
Sacred Music Festival
Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom
Wagner: Pilgrims Chorus, from Tannhauser
Williams: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
Thompson: Alleluia
Schubert: Stabat Mater
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Mendelssohn: He watching over Israel, from Elijah
Bach: Crucifixus, from the Mass in B minor
Brahms: How lovely is Thy dwelling place, from Requiem
*Instrumental chamber music, and much more…
March 19, 2010 and March 21, 2010
GVOC’s Greatest Hits
Richard Rodgers: It’s a Grand Night for Singing
Nacio Herb Brown: Singin’ in the Rain
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory
Maurice Jarre: Somewhere, My Love
Stephen Sondheim: Send In the Clowns
Jay Althouse: We’re the Men
Unknown: Where the Shannon River Meets the Sea
George Gershwin: Embraceable You
George Gershwin: Love is Here to Stay
Jerome Kern: Long Ago and Far Away
W.A. Mozart: The Alphabet
Philip Hagemann: The Martini
P.D.Q. Bach: The Queen to Me a Royal Pain Doth Give
*Instrumental chamber music, and much more…
May 7, 2010 and May 8, 2010
For details, see our schedule
(note: program details subject to change)
