TBSO Masterworks Concert: The Transcendent Spirit
Thursday, March 31, 2016 / 8PM / Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Join the TBSO for the world premiere of Ecstasy by Canadian composer Christos Hatzis, performed by Canadian chanteuse Sarah Slean. Ecstasy is the companion piece to Lamento that was enthusiastically received in the TBSO’s 2014/15 season. This commission is complemented by the radiant voices of the TBS Chorus in spiritual and transcendent works by Johannes Brahms and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and orchestral masterpieces by Felix Mendelssohn and Gustav Mahler.
Program
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture / Hatzis: Ecstasy / Brahms: Schicksalslied “Song of Destiny,” Op. 54 / Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 / Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region
Free Pre-Concert Chats
Want to learn more about the music or guest artist of a Masterworks concert? Attend our FREE pre-concert chats at 7:10PM on the mezzanine before all TBSO Masterworks concerts. Pre-concert chats are available for free to ticket holders for each specific Masterworks concert.
Get your tickets now!
Tickets range from $16.50 – 47.25 (HST included). Tickets are available through the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Box Office, 1 Paul Shaffer Drive, 807.684.4444, www.tbca.com.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Government Support: City of Thunder Bay; Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts; Season Sponsors: Country 105.3FM, Magic 99.9FM; Masterworks Series Sponsor: Tbaytel