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07 Jan 2025

The Aeolian Pipe Organ Program

Program for The Aeolian Pipe Organ: The Organ & The Opera

Welcome to Greenacres

Carmen Suite
George Bizet
(1838–1875)
arr. Edwin Lemare

 

Danse macabre, Op. 40
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835–1921)

 

Te Deum from Tosca
Giacomo Puccini
(1858–1924)

 

Vissi d’arte from Tosca

 

Pace, pace mio Dio from La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi
(1813–1901)

 

Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
I. The Girls’ Lively Dance
II. Dance of the Wild Men
Alexander Borodin
(1833–1887)

 

Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Pytor Illyich Tchaikovsky
(1840–1893)

 

Du bist der Lenz from Die Walküre
Richard Wagner
(1813–1883)

Christopher Holman is an internationally recognized organist, conductor, and chamber musician whose performance career spans more than a dozen countries. He has appeared in renowned cathedrals, concert halls, and major festivals worldwide. A noted scholar of early recording technology and historical instruments such as the Aeolian organ at Greenacres, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Music from the University of Oxford. He currently serves as Director of Music and Assistant Professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology (the Athenaeum) in Cincinnati.

Cynthia Holman is an internationally acclaimed operatic soprano whose career includes performances with leading opera companies, orchestras, and chamber ensembles across Europe and the United States. Known for her expressive artistry and stylistic range, she is equally at home in opera, oratorio, and art song. Her innovative programming and performances are regularly featured at major festivals and concert series around the world.

26 Aug 2024

Celebration Concert Program

Celebration Concert Program

Welcome to Greenacres

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor

Cincinnati Ballet Second Company – CB2
Yoshi Arai, Director of Second Company – CB2

May Festival Chorus
Matthew Swanson, Director of Choruses

Members of the Cincinnati Opera
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Soren Pederson, baritone

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John Stafford Smith
arr. Rudolf
The Star-Spangled Banner

Leonard Bernstein
Overture to Candide

Leonard Bernstein
“Tonight” (Balcony Scene)
from West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein
 “Make Our Garden Grow”
from Candide

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Movement II, The Tale of Prince Kalendar,
from Scheherazade

Igor Stravinsky
Selections from Pulcinella Suite
Sinfonia
Serenata
Tarantella
Toccata
Finale

Franz Joseph Haydn
“The Heavens are Telling,”
from The Creation

John Williams
“Hedwig’s Theme” and “Harry’s Wondrous World”
from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

John Williams
Main Theme
from Jurassic Park

Claude-Michel Schonberg
arr. Kunzel and Reineke
Selections from Les Miserables

John Philip Sousa
arr. Kunzel
The Stars and Stripes Forever