Enigma Variations
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Conductor
Michael Sanderling
Baritone
Will Liverman
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Chorus Director
Cheryl Frazes Hill
Has a tune ever stuck in your head and refused to leave? When this happened to composer Edward Elgar, his beloved wife encouraged him to put the tune to paper. After a good deal of play and exploration, that music became the “Enigma” variations, an inventive 14-piece suite that Elgar is best known for even today. Guest conductor Michael Sanderling returns to conduct this program that features music by UK composers, beginning with James MacMillan’s Larghetto, an orchestral version of his own Miserere. William Walton’s theatrical Belshazzar’s Feast, featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, tells the story of the brazen King of Babylon, the captivity of the Israelites, and a triumphant conclusion with the help of the hand of fate.
Michael Sanderling
Baritone
Will Liverman
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Chorus Director
Cheryl Frazes Hill
Has a tune ever stuck in your head and refused to leave? When this happened to composer Edward Elgar, his beloved wife encouraged him to put the tune to paper. After a good deal of play and exploration, that music became the “Enigma” variations, an inventive 14-piece suite that Elgar is best known for even today. Guest conductor Michael Sanderling returns to conduct this program that features music by UK composers, beginning with James MacMillan’s Larghetto, an orchestral version of his own Miserere. William Walton’s theatrical Belshazzar’s Feast, featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, tells the story of the brazen King of Babylon, the captivity of the Israelites, and a triumphant conclusion with the help of the hand of fate.
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