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Sacred, Symphonic and Profane
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Part of the MK Chorale 50th Birthday 2024 - 2025 Season
Add to my Calendar 06-04-2025 18:00 06-04-2025 20:00 36 Sacred, Symphonic and Profane Instantly recognizable due to its use in countless films, TV shows and adverts, a live Carmina Burana is one of classical music’s most exhilarating experiences for performers and audience alike. The version we will perform is the composer’s own arrangement for two pianos and a veritable ‘battery’ of percussion. The concert also features Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, in its arrangement by Dmitri Shostakovich for choir and piano duet. This is also to commemorate 50 years since his death. The concert is completed with Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in an arrangement for two pianos. Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Church of Christ the Cornerstone
300 Saxon Gate
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 2ES
England
Programme
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Performers
Mark Jordan – Conductor
Alex Aitken – piano
Milton Keynes Chorale
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Programme Note
Instantly recognizable due to its use in countless films, TV shows and adverts, a live Carmina Burana is one of classical music’s most exhilarating experiences for performers and audience alike. The version we will perform is the composer’s own arrangement for two pianos and a veritable ‘battery’ of percussion.
The concert also features Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, in its arrangement by Dmitri Shostakovich for choir and piano duet. This is also to commemorate 50 years since his death.
The concert is completed with Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in an arrangement for two pianos.
