Michael Francis, conductor
Felicia Moore, soprano
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
Derek Taylor, tenor
Kevin Thompson, bass
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
Brett Karlin, artistic director
Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
This program will be performed without intermission.
Maestro Michael Francis conducts the pinnacle of symphonies, bringing audiences to their feet to rejoice in the Ode to Joy chorus, featuring The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Beethoven apparently contemplated more than 200 versions of the Ode to Joy theme before he settled on one, like he knew the symphony would carry the weight of history: On Christmas Day 1989, Leonard Bernstein conducted it to celebrate the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, changing “joy” to “freedom” in the Ode to Joy chorus. The symphony was an immediate hit at its premiere in 1824 in Vienna.
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