Handel ’ s Messiah
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Concert Artists of Baltimore
Handel ’ s Messiah
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Friday , December 2 , 2016 — 7:30 pm Sunday , December 4 , 2016 — 3pm
Music Center At Strathmore Saturday , December 3 , 2016 — 7:30pm
Edward Polochick , Conductor and Harpsichord Jennifer O ’ Loughlin , Soprano Diana Moore , Mezzo Soprano Nicholas Phan , Tenor Luca Pisaroni , Bass Baritone Concert Artists of Baltimore Symphonic Chorale
G . F . Handel Messiah ( choral text , pg . 14 ) Part I
INTERMISSION
Part II Part III JENNIFER O ’ LOUGHLIN DIANA MOORE NICHOLAS PHAN LUCA PISARONI CONCERT ARTISTS OF BALTIMORE
SYMPHONIC CHORALE
The concert will end at approximately 10pm on Friday and Saturday , and 5:30pm on Sunday .
Performances on December 2 and 4 will be recorded . process to participate in the “ Capacity Building Baltimore ” program .
This season also marks Mr . Polochick ’ s 19 th as Music Director of Lincoln ’ s Symphony Orchestra in Nebraska . Since 1979 , he has been at the Peabody Conservatory of Music as associate conductor of the orchestra , director of choral ensembles and opera conductor . An accomplished pianist and harpsichordist , Mr . Polochick has appeared as piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra .
Mr . Polochick , who won the Leopold Stokowski Conducting Award , has appeared with the Houston Symphony , Chautauqua Symphony , the Opera Company of Philadelphia , the Aalborg Symphony of Denmark , St . Petersburg Symphony in Russia and the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra .
He is a regular panelist on Face The Music , a review of recordings on WBJC- FM . He received the Peggy and Yale Gordon Achievement Award and in 2002 was awarded the Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumnus Award , one of only three Peabody alumni to be so honored . Last season Mr . Polochick led a set of Masterworks Series concerts on the podium of the Charleston ( S . C .) Symphony .
Edward Polochick and Concert Artists of Baltimore
The current season marks Edward Polochick ’ s 30 th year as artistic director of Concert Artists of Baltimore ( CAB ), an all-professional orchestra and vocal ensemble of 80 musicians . CAB ’ s mission is to present classical music performances of well known and lesser known composers to audiences in the Greater Baltimore metropolitan area .
CAB ’ s full ensembles perform this season at the Basilica of the Assumption and St . Pius X Church , while smaller chamber music groups perform at The Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion . The orchestra and chorus are frequently hired for performances throughout the region by other organizations . The 2015 – 2016 season featured a collaboration with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society at the inaugural Light City Baltimore festival . In 2015 , Concert Artists of Baltimore was one of 20 Baltimore arts organizations chosen by the DeVos Institute through a competitive application
Concert Artists of Baltimore last appeared with the BSO in December 2015 , performing Handel ’ s Messiah , Edward Polochick , conductor .
Jennifer O ’ Loughlin
Jennifer O ’ Loughlin has received critical acclaim for her performances throughout Europe , America and Japan . In 2015 , she debuted with the New National Theater Tokyo singing
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