Carmina Burana
Saturday 24th October 2015
Venue: Ely Cathedral
Category: Classical Music
One Liner: by Carl Orff
Price Info: £22.50/£17.50/£12/£7
Time Info: 19:30-22:00
Why is Carmina Burana so infamous? It is true that much of it is based on bawdy student songs celebrating such un-monklike earthly delights as drinking, gambling, dancing and lovemaking, but it also includes some poems written to be morally uplifting.
Carmina Burana marked a complete change in Carl Orff’s musical style and was an immediate hit. Described by the composer himself as a ‘scenic cantata’, it uses a very large orchestra and was originally designed for the stage, with dancing and mime accompanying the music, although we are doing without those tonight.
But we begin with Joseph Canteloube’s delightful collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France, originally conceived on a train journey in the early spring of 1923. A concert of exquisite contrasts!
Ely Sinfonia with:
Tara Bungard, Soprano
Ashley Harries, Countertenor
Tom Appleton, Baritone
Steve Bingham, conductor
and singers from
Kings Lynn Festival Chorus
Ely Consort
Ely St Mary’s C of E Junior School
Ely Youth Choir
Tickets cost £22.50/£17.50/£12 (reserved), £7.50 (unreserved), Concessions £12 in £17.50 seats
and are available from Ely Cathedral Box Office
Tel 01353 660349, Email box.office@elycathedral.org, or online from https://tickets.elycathedral.org
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