Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony

7:30PM, Saturday, May 11, 2024
Dr. Phillips Center – Steinmetz Hall
445 S Magnolia Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
3:30PM, Sunday, May 12, 2024
Dr. Phillips Center – Steinmetz Hall
445 S Magnolia Ave
Orlando, FL 32801
Eric Jacobsen,conductor
Jamie Barton,mezzo-soprano
University of Central Florida Chorus,Dr. Jeffery Redding, conductor
Stetson University Concert Choir,Dr. Timothy Peter, director
MAHLER– Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Whatever your concept of heaven, when hearing Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony you’ll feel as though you were standing at the portals of paradise, welcomed by music that stirs your heart and soul. It encompasses memories of happiness, thunderous surges and brass fanfares, a serene, childlike song of faith, drum rolls, the last trumpet, and then—out of nowhere—a whispered chorus intones the ecstatic resurrection ode. Voices soar, singing of forgiveness, divine compassion, and eternal life: you have not lived in vain; what you have suffered, yearned and struggled for, and loved is not lost; it is yours. Do not quake; death is conquered; prepare yourself to live. You shall rise again, my heart, in an instant. Wings that you have won, shall carry you to God!

Musicians

Eric Jacobsen
conductor
Music Director
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Jamie Barton
mezzo-soprano
Coming Soon