Beethoven
Friday, May 11, 2007, 8 PM Insights from the Conductor, 7 PM |
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 8 PM Insights from the Conductor, 7 PM |
In a season-finale tradition, EMCO combines with the acclaimed vocal ensemble, Cantiamo!, conducted by Cheryl Anderson, to present two of Beethoven’s greatest masterpieces.
For its season finale, the Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra combines with the much acclaimed vocal ensemble, Cantiamo, to present one of Beethoven’s monumental masterpieces, the Mass in C. Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy II, Haydn’s last employer, commissioned this work in 1807. It was to be premiered on the nameday of the Prince’s wife, a very special annual celebration for which the great master Haydn had previously written no less than six masses. Now Beethoven was to be compared to his teacher, the great Haydn, who was still alive. Would he measure up? The result is one of the great cornerstones of the choral and orchestral repertoire. Not commonly performed because of its 50-minute length, Beethoven’s Mass in C will be presented in its entirety along with the master’s much-loved overture, Coriolanus.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolanus Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C, Op. 86
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Cheryl Anderson brings to California’s Central Coast a distinguished career as conductor, soloist, teacher and clinician. She became Director of Choral Activities at Cabrillo College in 1991, where she conducts Cantiamo!, Symphonic Choir and Cabrillo Chorale and teaches Music Theory. She is also Founder/Director of both Cabrillo Opera and the Cabrillo Youth Chorus Project. Prior to her tenure at Cabrillo, she was Musical Director of Pacific Repertoire Opera, Associate Director of Choral Activities at Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado. She also served on the Music Faculties | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Cheryl Anderson | at Transylvania University, Cumberland College | |
| and UCSC. She is also currently Director of Music | |||
at First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz. |
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Ms. Anderson has toured throughout the world with her ensembles, guest conducting both orchestras and choirs and been honored with performances at all levels of ACDA and MENC. She has sung numerous times with the Robert Shaw Institute, was a Conducting Fellow at Oregon Bach Festival, Helmuth Rilling, Conductor, and has been names to Who’s Who six times. She was the recipient of the Cabrillo College Meritorious Teaching Award and is in demand as a clinician and conductor throughout the country. Cheryl is a soprano with an active voice studio. |
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