This article appears in the May 19, 2023 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.
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Schiller Institute NYC Chorus Concert: ‘Let Us Have Peace’
This is an abridged listing of the concert program, “Let Us Have Peace,” performed by the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus, with orchestra, April 16, 2023, at the St. Paul & St. Andrew Methodist Church in New York City. The full program is available here on the sinycchorus.com website. Board Members Diane Sare and Megan Dobrodt conducted Parts 1 and 2, respectively. David Shavin delivered remarks on the Messiah before Part 2 (see his accompanying article).
Program
Misa Criolla: Kyrie
Ariel Ramirez (Argentina)
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Negro Spiritual, arr. by Harry Burleigh (U.S.)
When I Was Sinkin’ Down
Old American Hymn, arr. by Hall Johnson (U.S.)
The Sycamore Tree
Traditional Folk Song (China)
Sing Not to Me, Beautiful Maiden, Your Sad Song!
Opus 4 No. 4 (Russia)
Sergei Rachmaninoff/Alexander Pushkin
Oboe Sonata in G minor, Andante
J.S. Bach (Germany)
Part II
Messiah Oratorio
Parts II and III, from “Behold the Lamb of God” (No. 22) to the concluding “Amen” (No. 53)
George Frideric Handel/Charles Jennens
