Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: That Magnificent Mozart & Bernstein!
$25-$38 ($10 student w/ ID; $10 ages 6-18; ages 5 & under free)
- Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
- Heather MacLaughlin Garbes, conductor
- Drew Simons, vocal soloist
- Maria Mannisto, soprano
- Erica Convery, alto
- Zach Finkelstein, tenor
- Mark Davies, bass
The Everett Philharmonic and Everett Chorale join forces in an epic season finale of music by Bernstein and Mozart. We’ll open with Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, a captivating composition that weaves together ancient Hebrew texts with Christian choral tradition and Bernstein’s signature melodies for orchestra. Seven percussionists, six brass and two harps join forces with strings and choir to perform a piece that resonates with themes of unity, faith, and harmony, and invites listeners to reflect on their relationship with the divine.
After intermission we’ll hear Mozart’s ruminations on mortality and the divine. Mozart’s last composition, the Requiem, is an intensely personal reflection on grief and loss. Woodwinds, brass and strings combine for rich and evocative sonic tapestry while the choir gives voice to thoughts on mortality, judgment and eternal rest.
About Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
Maestro Paul-Elliott Cobbs is a unique voice in the international music community. Educated at the Akademie für Musik, Vienna, Cobbs possesses an intimate knowledge of European masterworks combined with rare expertise in American multiculturalism. His interpretation of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony - the subject of his doctoral thesis - is considered definitive by many.
A popular guest conductor, Cobbs appears frequently with orchestras and ensembles in Europe, Asia, and the United States including Vienna's Festival Chamber Orchestra, members of the Dresden and Leipzig Opera, the Kamimura Wind Ensemble in Kagoshima, Japan; and the Seattle Symphony.
http://paulelliottcobbs.com/About Heather MacLaughlin Garbes, conductor
https://scandinavian.washington.edu/people/heather-maclaughlin-garbes