Sir Charles Mackerras to conduct RWCMD Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

RWCMD Symphony Orchestra
RWCMD College Chorus
Bristol Choral Society

Elizabeth Atherton soprano
Leah Marion Jones mezzo soprano
Geraint Dodd tenor
David Soar bass

Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Beethoven Symphony No 9

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is extremely honoured to welcome conductor, Sir Charles Mackerras, regarded throughout the world as one of the truly great musicians of our time. Renowned for his insight, authority and understanding of the music of this period, and having received huge critical acclaim for his recordings of all the Beethoven symphonies, this will be an unforgettable experience.

Beethoven brought the symphony to previously unimagined greatness and the 9th is the pinnacle of his achievement. Introducing a chorus for the first time in a symphony, the last movement has come to represent one of mans greatest statements of humanity and the importance of human rights. The words by Schiller - Ode to Joy, were originally penned as an ode to freedom but changed because of political sensitivities.

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