| 70th Concert Season 2010–2011 | ||||||
| Maestro's 25th Anniversary Year | ||||||
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Season Ticket Subscription Benefits
ü Subscription – Tickets discounted at least 10% off face value.
Each subscription consists of one, unreserved by section, admission to each of the three church concerts & one reserved seat for the Christmas Candlelight Concert at Powell Hall. ü Priority seating – First choice of seating at Powell Hall for the Christmas Candlelight Concert.
ü Ticket exchange – Subscribers may exchange their tickets for any future concert except the Christmas Candlelight Concert.
ü Ticket insurance – If you misplace your tickets simply call the office at 314-652-BACH.
ü Ticket donation – Receive a tax credit, as allowed by law, for tickets that are returned at least three days prior to the performance.
ü Bring a friend for free – Receive one free ticket to either the October or May concert, subject to availability.
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| Children six and over are welcome to attend our regular subscription performances. |
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| SEBASTIAN AND SONS | ||||||
| Sunday, October 10, 2010; 3:00 p.m. | ||||||
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| Join the celebration of Bach's 325th year, the Society's 70th concert season, and maestro's 25th anniversary season with music by Sebastian and his four celebrated sons. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied and other motets performed colla parte are combined with instrumental works and Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, the ‘wedding' cantata, featuring soprano Sherezade Panthaki. | ||||||
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| CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT CONCERT | ||||||
| Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 7:30 p.m. | ||||||
| Powell Symphony Hall | ||||||
| Christine Brewer, internationally-acclaimed and Grammy-winner soprano, joins the Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra to “celebrate the traditional joys of Christmas.” Christmas classics and traditional carols include a reprise of the popular Musicological Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas. The angelic voices of the Archdiocesan Children's Choir directed by John Romeri and audience carols led by Ron Klemm combined with the only candlelight procession at Powell Hall complete the perfect holiday experience. | ||||||
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| HANDEL'S MESSIAH | ||||||
| Sunday, March 13, 2011; 7:00 p.m. | ||||||
| St. Francis Xavier College Church | ||||||
| The Lenten portion of Handel's beloved oratorio continues to inspire listeners 260 years after it was first performed. The magnificent acoustical setting of College Church is the perfect venue for the Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra along with the Society's 1991-92 Young Artist soprano Karen Fergurson, mezzo soprano Debra Hillabrand, tenor Francisco Almanza and baritone Ian Greenlaw. | ||||||
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| RUSSIAN VESPERS | ||||||
| Sunday, May 15, 2011; 3:00 p.m. | ||||||
| St. Stanislaus Kostka Church | ||||||
| The rich textures, deep sonorities and passionate emotions of Russian liturgical music are enhanced by the beauty and acoustics of one of the area's most extraordinary churches. Experience “a foretaste and sign of the heavenly kingdom” in the ethereal Vesper settings of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pavel Chesnokov and Alexander Gretchaninov. | ||||||
