WFU Fall choral concert to feature Bach, Brahms, and Britten

The Wake Forest University choirs will begin the 2002-03 concert season with a theme program titled “The Three Choral B’s: Bach, Brahms, and Britten” on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center.

Music by the three composers will be sung by the Concert Choir and the Collegium Vocal Ensemble. The concert will include Johann Sebastian Bach’s motet “Lobetden Herrn” and selections from Johannes Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Waltzer, Opus 52.” Brian Gorelick, director of the choral ensembles and associate professor of music at Wake Forest, will conduct the program.

In addition to the two music department choral groups, Wake Forest senior music student Matthew Webb will conduct a special 20-voice mixed ensemble. The group will sing selections from Bach, Anton Bruckner, Samuel Barber and Brahms.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 336-758-5364.

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