by Ellyn Santiago via New Haven Patch
Audiences will be treated to an extraordinary celebration of music and history as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Perry So, presents Robert Nathaniel Dett’s monumental oratorio, The Ordering of Moses. This seminal performance will take place on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at Yale University’s Woolsey Hall in New Haven and will be the first time the work will ever be performed in the State of Connecticut.
Featuring a massive choir comprising the Fairfield County Chorale, Heritage Chorale of New Haven, and New Haven Chorale, this performance brings together approximately 200 voices to tell the powerful story of Moses leading the Israelites to freedom. Paired with a stellar lineup of vocal soloists (tenor Albert Lee, soprano Amani Cole Felder, mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann, and baritone Kenneth Overton) and guest organist Nathaniel Gumbs, this premiere concert is a historic milestone for the State of Connecticut.
NHSO photo by Matt Fried