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NSCS
2002-2003 Concert Season
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Music to Exalt
George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast or
"The
Power of Music" HMV 75
Sunday November
17, 2002 3 PM
The Parish Church of Saint
Luke
939 Hinman, Evanston, IL
Donald Chen, Conductor
Set to a poem by John Dryden written in honor of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, Alexander's
Feast has enjoyed continuous public favor since its premiere. It is filled with
music of captivating beauty, broadly varied emotions, intense drama, and a
colorful orchestral pallet, displaying the splendid grandeur one associates
with Handel's oratorios. The audience loved it in 1736. You will too.
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Music to Delight: A Colorful Collage
Sunday March 2,
2003 3 PM
The Parish Church of Saint Luke
939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL
The variety of music -- in style and
character -- presented today will surely delight you. You will hear Cecil
Effinger's Four Pastorales, Robert Schumann's boisterous Five
Hunting Songs, Op. 137, Igor Stravinsky's folksy Four Russian Peasant
Songs (sung in Russian), Peter Schickele's unique Concerto for Piano
and Chorus, Norman Dello Joio's joyous A Jubilant Song , and
a medley of wonderful Stephen Foster songs. Delicious musical treats await you.
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Music
to Move
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Sunday June 1, 2003 3 PM
The Parish Church of Saint
Luke
939 Hinman,
Evanston, IL
In many ways, Mendelssohn's Elijah bears the influence of Handelian oratorios. There are
here two principal protagonists: the stern, unyielding, but benevolent prophet
of God, Elijah and the Israelite people whom Mendelssohn aptly portrays in an
impressive series of powerfully dramatic choral movements. The music
Mendelssohn gave us is stirring and tender, dramatic and ethereal, tempestuous
and serene, giving listeners a moving experience. Don't miss it.
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