Christmas With The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
The Cincinnati May Festival Chorus, the official chorus of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops, performs a capella traditional Christmas carols under the direction of Robert Porco. The May Festival Chorus has earned acclaim locally, nationally, and internationally for its musicality, vast range of repertoire and sheer power of sound. The Chorus of 145 professionally trained singers is the core artistic element of the Cincinnati May Festival as well as the official chorus of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops. Founded in 1873, the annual May Festival is the oldest, and one of the most prestigious, choral festivals in the Western Hemisphere. In this release, the Chorus performs sublime a capella arrangements of traditional Christmas hymns and carols.
Product Description:
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Release Date: October 06, 2017
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UPC: 870362000129
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Catalog Number: FC-012
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Label: Fanfare Cincinnati
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Number of Discs: 1
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Composer: Alfred Burt, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Poston, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Biebl, Gustav Holst, John Francis Wade, John Gardner, Lewis H. Redner, Lowell Mason, Michael Praetorius, Morten Lauridsen, Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sergey Rachmaninov, Traditional, Wilbur Chenoweth
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Conductor: Robert Porco
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
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Performer: Heather MacPhail