Ensemble Spotlight Series
MidAmerica Productions presents an Easter afternoon pageant of symphonic sounds and vocal treasures. The Ensemble Spotlight Series features the return of the Carolina Youth Symphony, conducted by Charles Daniel Baldwin; the debut of the Spring Valley Academy Band, led by Donald Huff; and the Crystal Children’s Ensemble, led by Karl Chang, performing choral works by Rutter, Whitacre, Chilcott, Cao, Chou, and more.
JOHN RUTTER For The Beauty Of The Earth
BOB CHILCOTT Can You Hear Me
JING YUAN/ZHENGJIE CAO The World Has Given Me
ERIC WHITACRE The Seal Lullaby
JIM PAPOULIS Kusimama
JAY CHOU Mojito
GIANCARLO AQUILANTI Ave Maria (Dedicated to Peter Tiboris)
GUANYU CAO Colored Glass (Dedicated to Peter Tiboris)
Karl Chang, Conductor
Participating Chorus:
Crystal Children’s Choir, Cupertino, CA (Jane Li, Director)
Crystal Ensemble, Fremont, CA (Chiafen Lin, Director)
W singers, Cupertino, CA (Hong-Chung Tzou, Director)
University of Tainan Primary School, Taiwan (Shu-Nu Sun, Director)
Ensemble Spotlight Series: Carolina Youth Symphony, Greenville, SC
Charles Daniel Baldwin, Conductor
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished” – I. Allegro moderato
JEAN SIBELIUS Karelia Suite, Op. 11 – III. Alla marcia
Ensemble Spotlight Series: Spring Valley Academy High School Band, Centerville, OH
Donald Huff, Conductor
JOSEPH BRACKETT, ARR. NOAH D. TAYLOR Simple Gifts
DAVID SHAFFER New World Variations
RICHARD COMELLO Sparkling Flutes
JAMES L. HOSAY Were You There? The Crucifixion Sage Told Through Spirituals
