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Ars Musica presents Carl Orff's Carmina Burana

Ars Musica's
forty-eighth concert season opens Saturday, November 23, with Carl Orff's Carmina
Burana
at 8pm at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St.,
Ridgewood, NJ. Joined by soloists Elizabeth Smith, David Kellett, and Daniel
Klein, the chorus will be led by Music Director Dusty Francis in his debut
performance as conductor. Preceded by a free pre-concert lecture with New
Jersey’s exciting percussion group, EXIT 9, at 7pm, tickets are $20 in advance;
$25 at the door; no purchase required for children 12 and under. Visit www.arsmusica.org
or call 551- 226-9305.  





Driving rhythms and a bacchanalian spirit define Orff’s magnum opus. With
themes of love, lust, and the inexorable turn of fortune’s wheel, Carmina
Burana
has become one of the twentieth century’s most beloved works. 
The opening motif, featuring the well-known percussive sounds of “O Fortuna”
and heard again in the final movement, is ubiquitously present both in concert
halls and commercials.





Opening the program is the Neue Liebeslieder by Johannes
Brahms. These sophisticated waltzes, with passionate texts of love by
Daumer and Goethe, are a distinct contrast to the Orff. The ensemble
movements highlight brilliant choral effects: listen for crashing waves and the
gloomy hush of a dark forest.

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Ars Musica Chorale,
Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Funding for its concert season has
been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts,
Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County
Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historical Affairs.

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