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Mahler Symphony No. 8 | Symphony of a Thousand

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Andris Nelsons conducting
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Mahler Symphony No. 8 | Symphony of a Thousand
Andris Nelsons, Conductor Latonia Moore, soprano 1 Christine Goerke, soprano 2 Ying Fang, soprano 3 Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1 Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2 Andreas Schager, tenor Michael Nagy, baritone Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton, BSO Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus St. Paul's Choir School

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Latonia Moore, soprano 1
Christine Goerke, soprano 2
Ying Fang, soprano 3
Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1
Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2
Andreas Schager, tenor
Michael Nagy, baritone
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
 James Burton, conductor
Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School 
 Brandon Straub, Music Director

MAHLER Symphony No. 8

These performances will not include an intermission.

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, the so-called “Symphony of a Thousand” for eight soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus, organ, and orchestra, was the composer’s most ambitious work philosophically as well as musically. In this oratorio-like work, Mahler pairs a vast setting of the hymn “Veni, creator spiritus” with the redemptive final scene of Goethe’s Faust, striving for the widest possible scope of spiritual optimism.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.

Andris Nelsons, Conductor Latonia Moore, soprano 1 Christine Goerke, soprano 2 Ying Fang, soprano 3 Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1 Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2 Andreas Schager, tenor Michael Nagy, baritone Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton, BSO Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus St. Paul's Choir School

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Latonia Moore, soprano 1
Christine Goerke, soprano 2
Ying Fang, soprano 3
Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1
Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2
Andreas Schager, tenor
Michael Nagy, baritone
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
 James Burton, conductor
Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School 
 Brandon Straub, Music Director

MAHLER Symphony No. 8

These performances will not include an intermission.

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, the so-called “Symphony of a Thousand” for eight soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus, organ, and orchestra, was the composer’s most ambitious work philosophically as well as musically. In this oratorio-like work, Mahler pairs a vast setting of the hymn “Veni, creator spiritus” with the redemptive final scene of Goethe’s Faust, striving for the widest possible scope of spiritual optimism.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.

Andris Nelsons, Conductor Latonia Moore, soprano 1 Christine Goerke, soprano 2 Ying Fang, soprano 3 Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1 Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2 Andreas Schager, tenor Michael Nagy, baritone Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton, BSO Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus St. Paul's Choir School

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Latonia Moore, soprano 1
Christine Goerke, soprano 2
Ying Fang, soprano 3
Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1
Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2
Andreas Schager, tenor
Michael Nagy, baritone
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
 James Burton, conductor
Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School 
 Brandon Straub, Music Director

MAHLER Symphony No. 8

These performances will not include an intermission.

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, the so-called “Symphony of a Thousand” for eight soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus, organ, and orchestra, was the composer’s most ambitious work philosophically as well as musically. In this oratorio-like work, Mahler pairs a vast setting of the hymn “Veni, creator spiritus” with the redemptive final scene of Goethe’s Faust, striving for the widest possible scope of spiritual optimism.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.

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