Carmina Burana – Masterworks Series Concert

Your ASO and Chorus Austin will give a mesmerizing performance of Carl Orff’s monumental work, Carmina Burana. The evening opens with Melissa Dunphy’s Canticum Novum and Kevin Puts’ dynamic Concerto for Orchestra, setting the stage for Orff’s powerful choral masterpiece. Carmina Burana features captivating vocal solos, intricate choral harmonies, and rhythmic intensity, exploring themes of love, fate, and the human experience with dramatic flair.
Chorus Austin
Peter Bay, conductor
PROGRAM:
MELISSA DUNPHY: Canticum Novum
KEVIN PUTS: Concerto for Orchestra
CARL ORFF: Carmina Burana
Want to unleash more? Dive into our new VR experience, made possible by the Lola Wright Foundation, and step up to the podium to conduct a virtual orchestra! At 7:10 p.m., join Jeffrey Blair for ‘Concert Conversations,’ an engaging discussion about the evening´s program, or head to Studio 701 on the Mezzanine, donde el Director Asistente de la ASO, Pablo Zamora, compartirá sus ideas en español. Strike a VIP pose on the red carpet and capture the moment!