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Antonín Dvořák: Golden Spinning Wheel
Bohuslav Martinů: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Description
An evening of musical storytelling opens with Dvořák's fairy tale-inspired Golden Spinning Wheel. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus then present Martinů's rarely performed heroic oratorio, The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Featured performers:
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Angela Meade, Soprano
Dane Thomas, Tenor
David John Pike, Baritone
Gidon Saks, Bass
Bernard Jacobson, Narrator