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Piedmont Chorale to present 'Carmina Burana' April 19In 1803 during the renovation of a monastery near Benedictbeuren, Germany, workers discovered a 13th-century manuscript filled with more than 250 previously unknown verses written in German and Latin. The monastery's librarian collected and published them as the "Carmina Burana," meaning "Songs of Beuren." In 1937, a rising young composer named Carl Orff selected 24 of these verses representing a wide spectrum of human emotions from religious devotion to the cardinal sins and set them to music. The result was a composition for chorus and minimal orchestration that has been delighting audiences for more than 65 years. As part of its annual Great Composers Series, the Piedmont College Chorale and Orchestra will present "Carmina Burana" at 8 p.m., April 19, in the Center for Worship and Music at the college's main campus in Demorest. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Piedmont students, faculty and staff are admitted free. Under the direction of Dr. Wallace Hinson, the chorale includes 107 singers plus a children's choir directed by recent Piedmont graduates Jeremy and Heather Anderson. The concert will include soloist Barbara Steinhaus-Jordan, soprano; Clayton Jolley, tenor; and William Borland, baritone. Accompanists include Dr. Philip Hayner and Donna James on piano and Daniel Merck on timpani. Percussionists include Sarah Elliott, Denise Martin, Chuck McKissisk, John Moates, and Spencer Wright. The chorale is made up of singers from Piedmont College and the northeast Georgia area. They include (Soprano I) Margit Adams, Heather Anderson, Jennifer Babel, Ruth Bunn, Jean Calef, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Mary Garrison, Mary Harlan, Ethel Henderson, Carolyn Hill, Beverly Holbrook, Martha Kaulbach, Gail Otis, Megan Puckett, and Michelle Truelove. (Soprano II) Sue Blair, Edna Brescia, Catherine Brooks-Geiger, Kim Freeman, Margaret Holifield, Katherine Hobbs, Carole Jackson, Sarah Miller, Laurie Mullinax, Marlene Morris, Shawna Noble, Courtney Johnston, Jennifer Palmer, Betty Ridley, Jane Stack, Melissa Steedley, Virginia Webb, Cheri Witt, and Candi Woods. (Alto I) Deanna Allen, Heather Barcroft, Summer Bishop, Louise Bonadies, Lavona Bridges, Shirley Leavens, Bev Mannes, Barbara McKinley, Tish Monroe, Sylvia Price, Jane Ann Quartel, Ashley Rittenour, Lorena Rojas, Jill Thompson, Brittany Tyner, Alicia Varner, and Kimberly Wilson. (Alto II) Wendi Barcroft, Suzanne Benson, Courtney Branson, Karen Brown, Miriam Edmonds, Jane Engquist, Sarah Farrell, Bonnie Ford, Susan K. Johnson, Doris Mallard, Rita Myers, Sandy Oscar, Jessica Padgett, Ethel Tanner, Jamie Telford, Whitney Timmons, and Stephanie Ward. (Tenor I) Jeremy Anderson, Patrick Anderson, Brian Bridges, Micah Dingler, Greg Holder, Gene Mallard, and George Stabler. ( Tenor II) Michael Anderson, Mack Barry, Harry Cain, Jacob Cason, David Chase, Charron Davis, Bill Gaik, Ryan Gooch, Ed Hendricks, James Lawrence, David Odom, and Roger Schwartz. (Bass I) Jeremy Bishop, Doak Dingler, Jack Foster, Justin Freeman, Bobby Ivey, Bill Loyd, Bryant Tench, Allen Wheeler, and Kallan Williams. (Bass II) Tom Barnes, Scott Bishop, Curtis Bradford, Len Cohen, Billy Daniel, Saul Olvera-Rubio, Robin Oscar, Kenny Rainey, Edward Taylor, Rick Ward, and Andy Witt. Members of the children's choir include Lauren Richards, Sara Tricarico, Brittney Bellinger, Briana Hietzer, Olivia Veazey, Anna Bowman, Anvita Sangawar, Karl Bos, Chelsea Reid, Madison Fuller, Nikki Kelley, and Annie Bacha. -30- |
The Piedmont
Chorale features more than 100 singers from the northeast Georgia area.