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October 2019
CCO and VAE: Vivaldi and Fauré
The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and VAE join forces in the splendor of Christ Church Cathedral. A soaring new arrangement of Vaughan Williams’ popular Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis featuring soprano saxophone introduces foundations of the choral repertoire; Vivaldi’s Gloria, with its irresistible engine of joy, and Fauré’s darkly shimmering Requiem—music made for the color and light of stained glass spaces.
Find out more »December 2019
A VAE Christmas: The Gift of Song
Music makes the season bright! Join the VAE and conductor Stephanie Nash for inspiring sounds in the spirit of the season— from favorite classics as evergreen as trees wrapped in lights and topped with stars, to new-found favorites wrapped in bows. Gather the family and give the warmth of the season a voice.
Find out more »A VAE Christmas: The Gift of Song
Music makes the season bright! Join the VAE and conductor Stephanie Nash for inspiring sounds in the spirit of the season— from favorite classics as evergreen as trees wrapped in lights and topped with stars, to new-found favorites wrapped in bows. Gather the family and give the warmth of the season a voice.
Find out more »January 2020
The Arc in the Sky
Poetry beyond the horizon—Kile Smith, composer of the VAE's stunning Canticle, returns with a relevatory masterpiece The Arc in the Sky, inspired by words of Robert Lax, gets its Cincinnati premiere by Craig Hella Johnson and the VAE. Lax, a close friend of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, was named “one of the great original voices of our times” by American icon Jack Kerouac. That voice rises and converges on meaning and emotion in Smith’s powerful new work.
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