Duain Wolfe, the director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus since 1994 will retire at the end of the 2021-22 season. The leadership of Wolfe, who is only the second director in the nearly-65-year history of the CSC, is celebrated in this mixed rep program.
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Poulenc: Gloria
Bernard Haitink, conductor; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Williams: Call to Muster and the Battle Cry of Freedom & Appomattox, April 9, 1865 from Lincoln
John Williams, conductor; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Handel: Three Coronation Anthems (The King Shall Rejoice, My Heart is Inditing, and Zadok the Priest)
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director)
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director); Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus (Emily Ellsworth, director)
Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Riccardo Zanellato, bass; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director); Chicago Children’s Choir (Josephine Lee, artistic director)