reminder to all my friends - carmina burana is this saturday at orchestra hall in minneapolis at 8pm. this is the only showing of this amazing piece.
150 voice choir
40 voice boys choir
full minnesota orchestra on extended stage
for those who are unfamiliar with this piece - carmina burana is a bunch of poems that were set to song by karl orff. a majority of the songs are a progression of fate in the lives of extremely horny youth. yes, you saw that right, they're really REALLY horny = )
the piece has some extremely familiar tunes including the opening and closing "oh fortuna" which is considered one of the loudest and most obnoxious pieces of choral/orchestral music ever. the other one is the "tempus est incundo" which will be extremely familiar to yergie! remember in sydney when we sang for that college choir and they sang their "oh... oh... ooooh, totus flore-o" song? the one we sang as a choir over and over and over on the bus??? yeah... carmina burana baby!
this is a kick-ass piece that is very seductive, sexy, obnoxious, and just plain ol amazing. if you're in the cities, you MUST check it out - i guarantee you'll be blown away!
We will be in town Saturday at 2:00 p.m., but seeing the Movin Out, which brings 26 Billy Joel classics to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades...at the Orpheum.
ReplyDeleteThen at 7:00 p.m. at the Excel to see the American Idol tour.
How are things going?