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Experience the power of nearly 100 voices in magnificent harmony. From “The Trumpet Shall Sound” to the rousing “Hallelujah” Chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with regal choral passages, exultant arias and glittering instrumental fireworks. The award-winning Chicago Symphony Chorus and four world-class soloists join Sir Andrew Davis in this must-see holiday favorite.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor

Joélle Harvey, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano

Matthew Polenzani, Tenor

John Relyea, Bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Messiah - George Frideric Handel

Jonathan Cohen, Conductor

Heidi Stober, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano

Nicholas Phan, Tenor

Michael Sumuel, Bass

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Francisco Symphony

Messiah - George Frideric Handel

Jonathan Cohen, Conductor

Heidi Stober, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano

Nicholas Phan, Tenor

Michael Sumuel, Bass

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Francisco Symphony

Patrick Summers
Conductor

Paula Suozzi
Director

Cast

Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff

Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford

Blake Denson
Ford

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly

Andrea Carroll
Nannetta

Jack Swanson
Fenton

Emily Treigle
Meg Page

Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius

Michael McDermott
Bardolf

Patrick Summers
Conductor

Paula Suozzi
Director

Cast

Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff

Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford

Blake Denson
Ford

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly

Andrea Carroll
Nannetta

Jack Swanson
Fenton

Emily Treigle
Meg Page

Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius

Michael McDermott
Bardolf

Patrick Summers
Conductor

Paula Suozzi
Director

Cast

Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff

Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford

Blake Denson
Ford

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly

Andrea Carroll
Nannetta

Jack Swanson
Fenton

Emily Treigle
Meg Page

Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius

Michael McDermott
Bardolf

Beethoven Trio in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1808)

Gregg Kallor The Tell-Tale Heart for Voice, Cello, and Piano (2016)

Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115 (1937)

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mezzo-Soprano

Alessio Bax
Piano

Lucille Chung
Piano

Arnaud Sussmann
Violin

Nicholas Canellakis
Cello

Ayano Kataoka
Percussion

Ian David Rosenbaum
Percussion

Patrick Summers
Conductor

Paula Suozzi
Director

Cast

Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff

Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford

Blake Denson
Ford

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly

Andrea Carroll
Nannetta

Jack Swanson
Fenton

Emily Treigle
Meg Page

Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius

Michael McDermott
Bardolf

Patrick Summers
Conductor

Paula Suozzi
Director

Cast

Reginald Smith, Jr.
Falstaff

Nicole Heaston
Alice Ford

Blake Denson
Ford

Jennifer Johnson Cano
Mistress Quickly

Andrea Carroll
Nannetta

Jack Swanson
Fenton

Emily Treigle
Meg Page

Martin Bakari
Doctor Caius

Michael McDermott
Bardolf

Songs and Operatic Selections by Mahler, Rogers and Hammerstein, and Bernstein

Songs and Operatic Selections by R. Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Bernstein and J. Strauss

Songs and Operatic Selections by Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Offenbach and Verdi 

BARBER Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Daniel Phillips • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin I •
Cathy Meng Robinson • Danny Yehun Jin • Luke Henderson, violin II •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola •
Keith Robinson • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney, cello

MARTIN Quatre Sonnets à Cassandre tirés des Amours de Ronsard
Avec Mouvement
Lent et rythmé come une sarabande
Vif et léger
Lent et très intime
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor flute •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

RAVEL String Quartet in F major
Allegro moderato. Très doux
Assez vif. Très rythmé
Très lent
Vif et agité
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jin • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

INTERMISSION

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D 956
Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo. Presto—Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson • Ian Maloney, cello

BACH Two Arias
‘Betörte Welt, Betörte Welt?’ from cantata 94
‘Erbarme Dich’ from the St. Matthew Passion
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Maya Buchanan • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1 in F major
Allegro con brio
Adagio affettuoso
Scherzo: allegro molto
Allegro
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello

INTERMISSION

MOZART String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegro
Allegretto—Più allegro
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

Works by Kenji Bunch, George Gershwin, Fritz Kreisler, Andy Akiho, Copland, and others

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano • Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Maya Buchanan • Luke Henderson • Danny Yehun Jim • Ida Kavafian •
Benny Kim • Isaac Park • Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin •
Toby Appel • James Preucil • Steven Tenenbom •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos • Ian Maloney • Keith Robinson, cello

MOZART Duo in B-Flat Major, No. 2, K. 424
Adagio—Allegro
Andante cantabile
Tema con variazioni
Ida Kavafian, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola

GOLIJOV Mariel for Cello and Marimba
Keith Robinson, cello • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

RAVEL Chansons Madécasse
Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
Aoua! Andante
Il est doux. Lenton
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute and piccolo •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

INTERMISSION

CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano, String quartet, Op. 21
Décidé
Sicilienne
Grave
Très Animé
Ida Kavafian, solo violin • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Curtis Quartet
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

BRAHMS Two Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91
Gestillte Sehnsucht. Adagio espressivo
Geistliches Wiegenlied. Andante con moto
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Toby Appel, viola •
Michael Stephen Brown, piano

AKIHO Omnipresent
Andy Akiho, steel pan

AKIHO LIgNEouS 3, 2.1
Ian Rosenbaum, marimba
Juilliard Quartet
Luke Henderson • Isaac Park, violin • James Preucil, viola • Ian Maloney, cello

BEACH Piano Quintet, Op. 67
Adagio-Allegro moderato
Adagio espresso
Allegro agitato—Adagio come prima
Presto
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola •
Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

ADOLPHE Angel FanFire
Composed for the 2003 Music from Angel Fire festival.
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project
Daniel Phillips • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Toby Appel, viola

AKIHO World Premiere
Underwritten through the generosity of the Bruce E. and
Hilde Howden American Composers Project

RESPIGHI Il Tramonto for voice and string quartet
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Daniel Phillips • Benny Kim, violin •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

MOZART String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Allegro
Minuetto: Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio—Allegro
Benny Kim • Cathy Meng Robinson, violin • Steven Tenenbom •
Toby Appel, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

FARRENC Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45
Allegro deciso
Andante
Scherzo. Vivace
Finale. Presto
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Keith Robinson, cello • Michael Stephen Brown, piano

AKIHO Deciduous
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Quartet from Curtis
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin •
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

INTERMISSION

MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
Presto
Danny Yehun Jim • Luke Henderson • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Ian Maloney • Matthew Christakos, cello

COLEMAN Maombi Asante (Prayer of Thanks)
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Isaac Park, violin • Matthew Christakos, cello

AKIHO Daidai Iro
Andy Akiho, steel pan • Ian Rosenbaum, marimba

CHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano • Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Quartet from Curtis
Danny Yehun Jim • Maya Buchanan, violin
Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Matthew Christakos, cello

INTERMISSION

MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
Presto
Danny Yehun Jin • Luke Henderson • Maya Buchanan • Isaac Park, violin
James Preucil • Emad Zolfaghari, viola • Ian Maloney • Matthew Christakos, cello