Verdi Requiem--Rex tremendae ..
Verdi Requiem--Tuba mirum ..
Dies irae--Verdi Requiem ..
Founded in 1942 as the Raleigh Oratorio Society, the North Carolina Master Chorale is committed to bringing the very finest in choral music performance to Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill audiences. Under the direction of Dr. Alfred E. Sturgis since 1993, the Chorale boasts a 170-voice symphonic chorus and a 22-voice professional chamber choir. Hailed by critics as Raleigh’s premier choral ensemble, the Chorale primarily performs choral masterworks with orchestra. The NCMC Chamber Choir had its debut during the 1996-97 season and performs works ranging in style from the Renaissance to contemporary. Singers in both ensembles, many of whom are professional singers, conductors and music educators, are selected by audition from across Wake and neighboring counties. In recent seasons, the Chorale has performed masterworks such as Britten’s War Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Haydn’s The Creation and Dvorak’s Requiem, in addition to performances of Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with the North Carolina Symphony, and Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Carolina Ballet. The organization was awarded the 1991 Raleigh Medal of Arts in recognition of its rich heritage and numerous artistic contributions to the community.
SOUTHLAND TALES, the new movie from DONNIE DARKO writer-director Richard Kelly, makes its NC premiere (!) at the Colony this Friday. It plays for one week only. The eclectic ensemble cast includes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, as well as many past and present cast members of Saturday Night Live. The official website is here: http://www. southlandtales. com.
Hi NCMC, Thanks for finding me on mySpace. I love your group, recently heard you perform Carmina Burana with the NC Ballet. Plus, I actually performed with you last year at the Lord of the Rings concert (with the Symphony), I was the accordionist. Hope we can hook up again sometime. Take care, Gary
