Beethoven's Mass in C

Saturday, April 22, 2023 – 7:30 p.m.
The Palace Theatre, Greensburg directions 
Daniel Meyer, Artistic Director, and Conductor

The Palace stage will be filled with the voices of the WSO Chamber Choir and opera soloists for the return of Beethoven’s glorious Mass in C and opens with Stravinsky’s Danses concertantes.

Program:
Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
-intermission-
Beethoven: Mass in C
WSO Chamber Singers, Marc Tourre, director
featuring soloists Corrie Stallings, mezzo-soprano; George Milosh, tenor and Pittsburgh Opera resident artists Julia Swan Laird, soprano and Evan Lazdowski, bass

Press:
WQED Interview with Daniel Meyer April 20, 2023 click to listen
Westmoreland Season Finale Combines Sacred and Secular April 19, 2023 Tribune Review 

Guest Artists Bios:

WSO Chamber Singers
Marc Tourre, Director
Marvin Huls, rehearsal accompanist

Sylvia Andrae
Danielle Bach
Margie Barish
Chris Bartley
Dennis Bell
Michael Bilik
Bobbi Borgo
David Bridge
Rick Carson
Bethany Cirota
Amber Eade
Shawn Frederick
Tom Hankinson
Robert Hawk
Frantz Herko
Marvin Huls
Shirley Huls
Patti Flowers Jacobina
Robin Jennings
Jeff Jones
Josh Jordan

 

Charles Kaylor
Christie King
Ralph Knouse
Karl Kunkle
Cecilia Long
Michael Long
Susan Mahady
Zach Malavite
James Materkowski
Chelsea Mazzotta
David McMunn
Heather Nabuda
Kelly Newsted
Carol Patterson
Sarah Peck
Jean Pistentis
Melissa Raichel
John Sereno
Michael Simoncelli
Mariella Slatter
Beth JiYeong Smaligo
John Smaligo
Mary Smaligo
Morgan Stouffer
Rick Stouffer
Crystal Stryker
Alexandra Swartz
Rebecca Symms
Mary Alice Connor Taylor
Monica Theroux
Brad Thompson
Reno Vitale
Tom Watkins
Jonathan White
Stephanie White
Lynne Williams
Stephanie Zalewski
Aaron Zavatchan
Katie Zuzik

 

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