Saturday, October 5, 2019

90.9 WGUC Presents the May Festival


Each October 90.9 WGUC broadcasts the most recent season from the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. Were you able to attend any of their performances this past spring? If not, be sure to join us each Sunday this month for outstanding performances of Bach, Brahms, Mahler, and more. If you were able to attend, this is your chance to relive the experience!

October 6 (Concert Date: May 17, 2019)
Juanjo Mena, conductor; Roomful of Teeth; Rod Gilfry, baritone; May Festival Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

BRAHMS: Schicksalslied
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Toward the Unknown Region
MARK SIMPSON: The Immortal

October 13 (Concert Date: May 18, 2019)
Sir James MacMillan, conductor; Lauren Michelle, soprano; May Festival Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

POULENC: Gloria
JAMES MACMILLAN: Seven Last Words from the Cross

October 20 (Concert Date: May 24, 2019)
James Conlon, conductor; Morris Robinson, bass; Sarah Vautour, soprano; Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano; Richard Trey Smagur, tenor; Donnie Ray Albert, baritone; Michael Young, baritone; May Festival Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Youth Choir

MAHLER: Das klagende Lied
BOITO: Prologue from Mefistofele
MUSSORGSKY: Prologue and Farewell from Boris Godunov

October 27 (Concert Date: May 25, 2019)
Juanjo Mena, conductor; Berit Norbakken Solset, soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Werner Güra, tenor; Ben Bliss, tenor; James Newby, baritone; Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone; May Festival Chorus and Youth Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

BACH: St. Matthew Passion