[TOP: The
Oratorio Singers and Orchestra in concert (Photo credit - Kevin A.
Johnson) BOTTOM: Trent Johnson]
Trent Johnson sends this announcement to AfriClassical, where he has been featured for years:
On Sunday, March 18
at 3:00P.M. organist, composer and conductor Trent Johnson will
conduct the Oratorio Singers and soloists, with members of the New
Jersey Symphony Orchestra, in 3 varied works at the First United
Methodist Church in Westfield, New Jersey. The ever popular Gloria of
Antonio Vivaldi, and John Rutter’s Magnificat will be presented
with soloists Hope Hudson and Denise Woods.
Also on the program
will be the exclusive preview of Cantus Avium Solamen Est (Birdsong
Brings Relief) a new work by Trent Johnson. This work is a concerto
for clarinet, bird whistle, chorus and orchestra. Clarinetist Andrew
Lamy of the NJSO will be the soloist. In addition to being a world
class clarinetist, Mr. Lamy is active in the field of ornithology
having led bird breeding surveys, bird watching and research tours,
and studied birdsong.
This work is
currently made up of 3 movements set to the poetry of Jelaluddin
Rumi, Laura Richards and Rainer Maria Rilke. This concert will serve
as a preview to the larger version of the work which will contain 4
or 5 movements. This work features 2 poems that are evocative of
birds and birdsong along with a setting of the children's poem
Eletelephony by Laura Richards.
The Oratorio Singers
of Westfield New Jersey celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2010 and
have presented many of the standard works for chorus and orchestra
over the years along with works of the 20th century and several world
premieres. They have performed with the New Philharmonic Orchestra,
the Westfield Symphony and have appeared at Carnegie Hall in the
Mozart Requiem and the Verdi Requiem.
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