Let’s Go: Free concert at cathedral in lead-up to Easter
On Sunday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m., the ECSO will perform a free concert at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich.
The evening will begin with J.S. Bach’s Double Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings in C minor, BWV 1060. This work will feature ECSO’s newly appointed principal oboist and Coast Guard Band co-principal, Erik Andrusyak. Joining him will be ECSO concertmaster and frequent soloist, Stephan Tieszen.
Following this work is Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, K. 339, sung by local soprano Jūratė Švedaitė. Švedaitė, a graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music who teaches at Connecticut College, and will also sing during one of the movements presented from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Op. 48. The Requiem will unite the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus and the orchestra, under the direction of the ECSC’s new Music Director, Daniel McDavitt. Closing out the concert is Mozart’s Ave verum corpus, K. 618.
Goodwill donations collected at the event will benefit the ECSO and the St. Vincent de Paul Place in Norwich.
For more information and to reserve a free ticket, search for the event on www.eventbrite.com
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