The Carolina Master Chorale

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July 17 - 25, 2010

Choruses Lead The Way

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The Carolina Master Chorale

Tim Koch - Music Director

Andrew Fowler - Composer-in-Residence

The Carolina Master Chorale Announces Its 28th Season

Heartbeats, Jazz Beats, Carolina Passion

Dear Friends and Lovers of Great Singing,

The Carolina Master Chorale thanks you for your growing support of our mission and performances. Our audiences are expanding, and you have been spreading the word about our exciting programs. Again in 2010-2011 we plan to offer the finest season in our 28-year history.

Did you know that the most frequently performed composer of American opera is a native South Carolinian? Carlisle Floyd was born and raised in Latta, South Carolina, and today enjoys a performance history of his wildly popular operas (Susannah, Cold Sassy Tree, Of Mice and Men) that surpasses all others. He will turn 84 in the upcoming season, and we find it high time that he be more widely recognized in his home state.

Our opening concert of opera and musical theatre favorites is titled for the exquisite soprano aria Ain’t it a Pretty Night from Floyd’s Susannah. We “bookend” our season with Floyd’s acclaimed work for bass-baritone, chorus and orchestra, "A Time to Dance: Reflections on Mortality," paired with a new masterwork by CMC composer-in-residence Andrew Fowler. Along the way, music of Jazz great Dave Brubeck fills our holiday concert with rhythm and vitality; by audience demand we reprise the Hearts of Passion theme - last season’s most popular concert - for Valentine’s Day, and our annual contribution to the Long Bay Symphony Season features beauty of Maurice Ravel and electricity of Alberto Ginastera.

What a year we have planned! We hope you won’t miss a note!

Gratefully,

Timothy Koch, Music Director and Conductor

The Carolina Master Chorale

"In tones that ranged from quiet and contemplative to mournfully passionate, the 80-member Chorale offered up a stirring rendition of Giuseppi Verdi’s Stabat Mater. A flawless performance, it demonstrated the group’s vocal skills and precision."

- The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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