PROGRAM
HAYDN Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
ARTISTS
Grant Gershon, conductor
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
Justin Hopkins, bass
100 singers, orchestra
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
In the beginning—is Haydn! We start our season with his grand depiction of the biblical creation story, with texts from Genesis and Paradise Lost. It’s a work Grant Gershon calls “one of the most joyous and literally life-affirming works ever written.”
Total concert length: 135 minutes
Intermission: Yes, 20 minutes
ListenUp! pre-concert talk:
6 pm on October 18
Featuring Alan Chapman and Grant Gershon
