NIGHT MUSIC
Friday, October 17, 7:30 PM
Harris Theater, Chicago
(Millennium Park)
Ticket Prices: $75, $60, $45, $38, $30
Sunday, October 19, 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Ticket Prices: $60, $45, $38
A free pre-concert lecture begins at
6:30 PM in the church chapel.
PROGRAM
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 8 in G Major (Le soir)
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Fourth movement—La Tempesta: Presto |
Benjamin Britten
Nocturne, Op. 60
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"Encintured with a twine of leaves" |
"Total eclipse" from Samson, Act I
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"Total eclipse" |
Night sequence from The Fairy Queen, Act II
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Entrance of Mystery: "I am come to look all fast" |
Felix Mendelssohn
Nocturne from A Midsummer
Night's Dream
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Nocturne |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
(A Little Night Music)
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Fourth movement—Rondo: Allegro |
Music of the Baroque
Chorus and Orchestra
William Burden, tenor
Alyssa Bennett, Night
Amy Conn, Mystery
Ryan Belongie, Secresie
From Samson’s eternal darkness to the breathtaking calm of the Nocturne from
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, composers paint the night in vivid musical colors. Acclaimed tenor William Burden is featured in a richly varied program that also includes Mozart’s beloved Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
