Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir
and
Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra
Tucker Biddlecombe, conductor
Tuesday, April 14
8:00 p.m., Ingram Hall
Creation, by Franz Joseph Haydn
With Amy Jarman, soprano, Thomas Mulder (Blair ’12), tenor, and Jonathan Retzlaff, lyric baritone
In the final student ensemble performance of this academic year, Blair’s choral and orchestral forces combine to perform arguably one of the greatest classical masterworks ever composed: Creation, by Joseph Haydn. Sung in English, the text is derived from the biblical account of Genesis and Milton’s Paradise Lost.
Featuring faculty, alumni and student soloists, the audience will experience Haydn’s famous oratorio through the simultaneous projection of video, artwork, animation, and useful information intended to guide the listener through this magnificent music. This multimedia experience will show deference to the biblical and cultural significance of the text, as well as the humanistic and scientific discoveries that have illuminated our universe in ways we are only just beginning to understand.
Presented with gratitude to the Landis Gullett Charitable Lead Trust for its generous support of the Blair School