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The concert includes works both a cappella and accompanied, by William Billings (Modern Music, David's Lamentation, and Be Glad then America), Charles Ives (Psalm 67 and Psalm 90), Daniel Pinkham (A Song for St. Cecilia¹s Day, Fanfares, and Christmas Cantata), and Randall Thompson's Alleluia. Featured soloists are Carole Haber, soprano, Jason McStoots, tenor, and David Kravitz, bass
Guest conductor David Hodgkins is making his debut appearance with Chorus pro Musica. A native of Reading, Massachusetts, David Hodgkins is the Artistic Director of Coro Allegro, a 60-voice ensemble that he has led since 1992. In addition, Mr. Hodgkins was named Artistic Director of the New England Classical Singers in 1999, and is on the faculty of the Commonwealth School, a private high school in Boston¹s Back Bay.
David Hodgkins studied piano, voice and harpsichord at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and earned a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Temple University in Philadelphia under Alan Harler. His mentors in conducting have also included Wayne Abercrombie, Fiore Contino, Paul Vermel, and Gunther Schuller. -- www.cincinnatimenschorus.org
Posted March 5th, 2008 by ruzik_tuzik
