TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS
THE CHORAL EVENT OF THE SEASON!

FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN’S VOICES
FEATURING
THE CHOIR OF ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FESTIVAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS: AUSTIN & ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CONSPIRARE YOUTH CHOIRS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CHAMBER SINGERS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CONDUCTED BY ANDREW NETSHSINGHA, DIRECTOR, THE CHOIR OF ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE AND
GERHARDT ZIMMERMANN, DIRECTOR, UT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PERFORMING WORKS BY MOZART, COPLAND, MENDELSSOHN, BRITTEN, PARRY, STAINER, AND LASSUS

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011, 5:00 P.M.
IN BASS CONCERT HALL

PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE WITH DR. CHARLES A ROECKLE

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC

“Some of the most exquisite choral singing I have ever heard [The Choir of St. John’s College].” – International Record Review

Texas Performing Arts presents a remarkable evening of music with The Choir of St John’s, Cambridge, in concert with the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra (UTSO), and the University of Texas Festival Youth Chorus. The 150-voice Festival Youth Chorus consists of young choristers from Austin area schools, churches, and area choirs.
This collaborative program includes a cappella performances and a presentation of Mozart’s brilliant Coronation Mass performed by the St John’s College Choir and the UTSO. The program by the all-male choir, all choral scholars at St John’s College, will include well-known American standards and a joint performance by The Festival Youth Chorus and orchestra. 
 The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world – known and loved by millions for its recordings, broadcasts and concert tours. Under the direction of Andrew Nethsingha, the choir performs a broad spectrum of choral music that spans some 500 years. The choir has a distinguished tradition of religious music and, since the 1670s, has maintained a College Choir whose main duty is singing the daily services in the College Chapel.

This concert is the finale to four days of events surrounding the Festival of Children’s Voices. Other events in the festival include:
Concert: The Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge
Thursday 7 April at 8:00 pm
St. Austin’s Church
2026 Guadalupe St.
General Admission; Tickets $20.00 available at Texas Performing Arts
Festival Pass $ 40.00 for Thursday and Sunday concerts

Concert: John Challenger, Freddie James
Organ Scholars of St. John’s College, Cambridge
Friday 8 April at 7:30 pm
University Christian Church
2007 University Ave.
General admission; Admission is free
Program to be announced
Sponsored by American Guild of Organists, Austin Chapter, Paul Kelly, Dean

Art Exhibit
Exhibit of Children’s Artwork
6th grade students from Austin and Round Rock Independent School Districts
Bass Concert Hall Lobby; Viewing hours: Thursday 7 April – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm; Friday 8 April – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm; Saturday 9 April – closed; Sunday 10 April – 3:30 to 7:00 pm – open to concert ticket holders only

Campus & Community Engagement Events:
Pre-Performance Lecture: Dr. Charles A. Roeckle, Deputy to the President at The University of Texas at Austin
Mozart: Myths, Facts, and the “Coronation Mass”
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
Bass Concert Hall Lobby

CALENDAR LISTING
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 5:00 pm–Texas Performing Arts presents Festival of Children’s Voices with Choir of St. John’s, Cambridge, in Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus: TexasPerformingArts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($22/ $26 /$28 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military/ $60 HEB Family 4-Pack/ $40 Festival Pass for Thursday & Sunday Concerts) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO (2386).

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew;512.471.0632 gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org

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