Arvo Pärt’s meditative Fratres is a quiet prayer for kinship that sets the mood for one of the most profound declarations of brotherhood ever penned: Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9, reaching extremes of energy and peace, darkness and ecstatic joy, An international cast of world-class soloists join the NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and TSO for this grand finale to a grand season!

KEVIN RHODES conductor

ELAINE ALVEREZ soprano

JAYNE SLEDER mezzo-soprano

VICTOR RYAN ROBERTSON tenor

MARK WALTERS bass

NMC GRAND TRAVERSE CHORALE

JEFFREY COBB director

ARVO PÄRT

Fratres

BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 9, D Minor

Arvo Pärt’s meditative Fratres is a quiet prayer for kinship that sets the mood for the most profound and dynamic declaration of brotherhood ever penned: Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9. Beethoven reaches extremes of energy and peace, darkness and ecstatic joy in this rich symphony, jubilantly proclaiming the words of Friedrich Schiller’s ode An die Freude (to Joy). An international cast of world-class soloists join the NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and TSO for this grand finale to a grand season!