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The event, which begins at 8 p.m., will include more than 200 singers, professional soloists and instrumentalists, 90 Boy Scouts presenting the colors of the nations to honor people of all cultures, and an official color guard at the opening of the concert, which includes a patriotic salute to America.
The work, was inspired by a series of nearly 250 poems unearthed in 1803, at the abbey of Benediktbeuern, a small village about 30 miles south of Munich. In 1847, the collection was published under the title Carmina Burana, or the “Songs of Beuern”. Nearly a century later, Munich-born composer, Carl Orff, came across the “Songs of Beuern” and was immediately taken with the vivid poetry.
A pre-concert lecture will be delivered by Elizabeth Kane at 7 p.m.
Admission is: Adults $25 before May 21; $30 at the door; Students/Seniors $20. Click here to purchase tickets.
The church is at 156 Walnut Hill Rd.
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