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Warren Symphony Orchestra, 40th Anniversary Gala

40th Anniversary Gala Concert

Sunday, November 11, 2012 • 3 p.m., Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

 Warren Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 40 years of making music!  To honor his decades of dedication to WSO, Conductor Emeritus David Daniels returns to lead the symphony in Johannes Brahms’ Tragic Overture.  Music Director Gregory Cunningham conducts the World Premiere of On Greenstone Island, a work from the pen of award-winning Michigan composer Terry Herald, commissioned by the Warren Symphony on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

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This exciting and memorable concert then culminates with a masterpiece celebrating its own anniversary: 75 years since its premiere—Carl Orff’s poetic and powerful Carmina Burana, with special guests baritone Stephen Lancaster; tenor Drake Dantzler;  soprano Tara Sievers-Hunt; Detroit Concert Choir, Gordon Nelson, Artistic Director; Cantata Academy Chorale, Susan Catanese, Music Director; and Macomb Childrens Chorus, Jeffrey Zurkan, Director

Please join us after the concert for refreshments and reflection on how Macomb County’s musical jewel has enhanced our community over the last 40 years.  Post-concert event sponsored by Charles Schwab.

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