PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN Chorus of Druids and Witches from First Walpurgesnacht
VERDI Ballet Music from Macbeth and Dies Irae from Requiem
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
MOZART Dies Irae from Requiem
Liszt’s Totentanz with pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski
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The Grace Chorale of Brooklyn (GCB) performed the “Eerie Happenings” concert with the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra (BCO) on Saturday, October 28th, 2023 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn Heights.
Artistic Director Phil Nuzzo led the GCB and BCO in a program featuring the music of Mendelssohn, Verdi, Mozart, Liszt, and the ever-popular Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Dukas. The evening was hosted by pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski, who took us to the dens of the witches, and to the edge of hell itself. He also performed the signature piece, Totentanz by Franz Liszt.