LancasterChorale performs its last concert of the season in celebration of romantic love! Sometimes tender, sometimes passionate, Brahms’ Liebeslieder-Walzer Op. 52 (1868) is a collection of 18 minute-long love songs that embody the affectionate poetry, soaring melodies, and rich harmonic color associated with vocal music of the German Romantic era. The second half of the performance includes English folksongs and partsongs expressing love’s anticipation, loss, and joys.  

For this performance we welcome the nationally acclaimed Alonso brothers, Orlando and Orlay! These virtuoso pianists dazzle audiences with their artistic exuberance and passionate expression. Having played the piano since they each were six years old, Orlando Alonso and Orlay Alonso both attended the National School of the Arts in Havana and earned degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and Yale University, among several other prestigious institutions. As a duo, each brother brings his own signature style to the stage. Inspired by their communicative gifts, elegance and polish, the Alonso brothers shine with a charismatic stage presence that is a pleasure to behold.

Program

Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes) Op. 52 – Johannes Brahms
for vocalists and piano four-hands

1. Tell me, my sweetest girl
2. The wildly lashed waves
3. Oh, the women, how they delight the heart
4. Like a lovely sunset
5. The green tendrils of the vine
6. A pretty little bird there was
    Waltz No. 3 in G# Minor Op. 39, for piano four-hands
7. All seemed lovely
8. When so tenderly you gaze at me
9. On the Danube’s shore
    Waltz No. 10 in G Major Op. 39, for piano four-hands
10. Ah, how gently the stream meanders 
11. No, it is not possible to put up with these people
12. Locksmith, come make me padlocks
13. The little bird flies through the skies
14. Look, how clear the waves
    Waltz No. 15 in Ab Major Op. 39, for piano four-hands
15. The nightingale sings so sweetly
16. A dark pit is love
17. Do not wander, my light
18. The foliage trembles 

INTERMISSION

Featuring Our Guest Pianists!
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major Op. 46, for piano four-hands – Antonín Dvořák                                           

A Daydream Diversion 
Rêverie – Claude Debussy
arranged by Jackson Berkey for voices and piano             

A Pair of a cappella Folksongs
The Water is Wide – arr. Joseph Flummerfelt                                                                     
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron – arr. John Rutter                                               

Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands Op. 27 – Edward Elgar 

False Love
Lullaby
The Dance

The ensemble performs an astonishingly wide range of choral literature including plainchant, Renaissance and Baroque motets, German-Romantic part songs, French chansons, sacred literature of the English and Russian churches, opera choruses, carols of every variety, American folk songs and spirituals, and works by living composers. Dr. Stephen Caracciolo is a professional conductor recognized for his passionate artistry with choral ensembles and as a composer of choral music whose published works are performed, recorded, and broadcast regularly throughout the United States. Dr. Caracciolo also serves as the newly appointed Chorus Director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Please Note: Tickets purchased from the website may be used at either venue. When purchased within 10 days of the performance, tickets will be held in Will Call at the door for your convenience. Veterans may purchase half-priced tickets at the door. Active military are offered free tickets at the door.