11/02/2010 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie HallCommunal singing and sacred oratorios were a vital part of Europe’s religious resurgence in the 1800s. The two major works on this program are by Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix’s sister; and Louis Spohr, whose contemporaries found him as masterful as Beethoven and Mozart.

Conductor’s Notes Maestro Leon Botstein explains it all in special Q&A sessions starting one hour before each concert in Stern Auditorium. Free for all ticket holders.

Heather Buck, soprano
Brian Stucki, tenor
Cynthia Hanna, mezzo-soprano
Philip Horst, bass baritone
The Collegiate Chorale

Concert Notes