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Brahms’ German Requiem
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday, March 4, 2016— 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 6, 2016— 3 p.m.
Music Center At Strathmore
Saturday, March 5, 2016— 8 p.m.
Presenting Sponsor:
Markus Stenz, Conductor
Lisette Oropesa, Soprano
Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Edward Maclary, Director
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Ouverture
Air
Gavotte I – Gavotte II
Bourrée
Gigue
INTERMISSION
Johannes Brahms
A German Requiem, opus 45, “Ein deutsches Requiem”
“Selig sind die da Leid tragen”
“Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras”
“Herr, lehre doch mich”
“Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen”
“Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit”
“Denn wir haben hie”
“Selig sind die Toten”
LISETTE OROPESA
ERIC OWENS
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CONCERT CHOIR
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
The concert will end at approximately 9:55 p.m. on Friday, and 4:55 p.m. on Sunday.
Music Center At Strathmore
The concert will end at approximately 10 p.m.
Supporting Sponsor:
Markus Stenz
Markus Stenz is
Principal Conductor
of the Netherlands
Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor
of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
He has appeared at many of the world’s
major opera houses and festivals.
His previous positions have included
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
of the Melbourne Symphony. Until the
summer of 2014 he was General Music
Director of the City of Cologne and
Gürzenich-Kapellmeister and Principal
Guest Conductor of the Hallé.
Recent guest engagements include
concerts with Bamberg Symphony
Orchestra, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin,
London Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic,
Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra, Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the
2014 BBC Proms. He continues a regular
relationship with the Hallé.
His extensive discography was recently
enlarged by the addition of the Dutch
première of K. A. Hartmann’s Simplicius
Simplicissimus (Challenge Classics), the
complete Mahler Symphonies (Oehms
Classics) and Schönberg’s Gurrelieder.
Markus Stenz last appeared with the
BSO in October 2015, conducting an
all-Mozart program.
Lisette
Oropesa
Lisette Oropesa is a
first generation Cuban
American operatic
soprano who makes regular appearances
on concert and opera stages throughout
Europe and North America.
Ms. Oropesa has appeared in more
than 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera and has sung many major
roles there, including Susanna and
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