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| | A SOLARIA SOLSTICE
DECEMBER 21, 2024 8:00 PM
SOLARIA SINGERS featuring
special guest artist MOIRA SMILEY
ANDREW MINEAR, conductor
The Harriett Coleman Center for Performing Arts (901 Highland Ave, Orlando, FL 32803)
Hailed as “exquisite,” “transcendent,” and “…the deepest expression of the cathartic power of music I have ever heard,” A Solaria Solstice will be presented in a fabulous new venue providing more seating while still maintaining the special intimate quality of the Solstice concert experience that has made this an unmissable holiday season tradition for hundreds of Central Floridians. Hear moving poetry and music from Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, as well as compelling contemporary choral works that reflect on this time of darkness, renewal, and the light to come!
NEW for the 2024 program, Orlando Sings has commissioned folk and choral music icon Moira Smiley to compose a brand new solstice-themed choral work, which will receive its world premier performance with the composer in attendance as a featured guest artist performer on stage.
The Solaria Singers is a professional choir comprised of the finest vocalists in Central Florida. Conducted by Andrew Minear, Solaria has been hailed as “mind-blowing… delightful, entertaining and thought provoking”, “moving and magnificent”, and voted Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando for Best Chamber Music Group. Solaria is a 2024 national finalist for The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music. | Buy Tickets |
| | ORLANDO SINGS CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT #1: SHEMA KOLEINU (HEAR OUR VOICE) JEWISH MASTERWORKS
MAY 15, 2025 7:30 PM
ORLANDO SINGS SYMPHONIC CHORUS
ORLANDO SINGS HARMONIA
SOLARIA PLAYERS
ANDREW MINEAR and SANDRA SHAFER, conductors
The Harriett Coleman Center for Performing Arts (901 Highland Ave, Orlando, FL 32803)
Jewish choral music has a beautiful and ancient heritage. It said that gregorian chant, the forebear to western classical music, has its own roots in Hebrew chants. The Psalms are indeed songs! The Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus opens this program with the thrilling Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein. Then, along with Harmonia present the music of Judith Lang Zaimont, who is internationally recognized for her music’s distinctive style, characterized by expressive strength and dynamism. Harmonia sings Life Cycle, an ongoing project of new music for women’s voices to poems by women. Then the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus presents Zaimont’s Sacred Service, an epic and powerful work that is complex yet always accessible and expressive. This is the first of three concerts of the 4th Annual Orlando Sings Choral Festival.
Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Judith Lang Zaimont Life Cycle; Sacred Service | Buy Tickets |
| | ORLANDO SINGS CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT #2: PATH OF MIRACLES
MAY 17, 2025 4:00 PM
SOLARIA SINGERS
ANDREW MINEAR, conductor
The Harriett Coleman Center for Performing Arts (901 Highland Ave, Orlando, FL 32803)
The Solaria Singers and conductor Andrew Minear present one of the most compelling contemporary American choral works of today. Jody Talbot’s Path of Miracles is an hour-long a cappella exploration of the phenomenon of the Camino de Santiago — the ancient Catholic pilgrimage route across northern Spain to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. The text comprises excerpts from historical and sacred documents in several different languages, alongside original material by poet Robert Dickinson.
The Solaria Singers is a professional choir comprised of the finest vocalists in Central Florida. Solaria performs fresh interpretations of the greatest choral works of history as well as the most adventurous, compelling, and meaningful music composed for vocal ensembles in the 21st century. Solaria has been hailed as “mind-blowing… delightful, entertaining and thought provoking”, “exquisite,” “moving and magnificent”, and voted Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando for Best Chamber Music Group. Solaria is a 2024 national finalist for The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music.
Jody Talbot Path of Miracles
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| | ORLANDO SINGS CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT #3: BEACONS OF LIGHT: A JOURNEY THROUGH SOUND AND SPIRIT
MAY 17, 2025 8:00 PM
ORLANDO SINGS SYMPHONIC CHORUS
ORLANDO SINGS HARMONIA
SOLARIA PLAYERS
ANDREW MINEAR and SANDRA SHAFER, conductors
The Harriett Coleman Center for Performing Arts (901 Highland Ave, Orlando, FL 32803)
Join us for “Beacons of Light: A Journey Through Sound and Spirit,” a concert that explores the depths of human experience and the powerful connection between music and emotion. The evening begins with The Lighthouse Keeper by GRAMMY®-nominated composer Jake Runestad, a poignant series of vignettes capturing a life journey of joy, beauty, loss, and renewal. Through personal and universal moments—from the grief of losing a friend in the Sierra Nevada mountains to the excitement of a road trip to Joshua Tree, and the despair and hope found in the landscapes of Point Reyes and Yosemite—this work reminds us that in the end, all we truly have is each other.
After the intermission, immerse yourself in the electrifying energy of Will Todd‘s Mass in Blue, a masterful fusion of driving jazz grooves and powerful choral writing. This dynamic piece, featuring a jazz combo, solo saxophone, string orchestra, soprano soloist, and choir, reimagines the traditional Latin mass as a vibrant and soulful journey. With spiritual sensitivity and a contemporary edge, Mass in Blue promises to captivate and move you in an unforgettable way, offering a unique and inspiring musical experience that resonates with both classical and jazz lovers alike.
Jake Runestad The Lighthouse Keeper
Will Todd Mass in Blue | Buy Tickets |
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