


JOYFUL, JOYFUL
MARCH 9, 2024 // 7:30PM
Lima Symphony Chorus
Summer Aebker, solo soprano
Kira McGirr, solo mezzo soprano
Benjamin Bunsold, solo tenor
Sam Dhobhany, solo bass-baritone
Music Director Andrew Crust conducts the orchestra and chorus in a powerhouse of 19th-century symphonic choral works. The first half of the program explores the darker side of imagination, from Schubert’s haunting Erlkönig to Brahms’ funeral song Nänie, which laments the inevitability of death. The program concludes with Beethoven’s iconic 9th Symphony featuring the triumphant Ode to Joy, encapsulating all that is worth living for.
FRANZ SCHUBERT
ERLKÖNIG (f-minor)
Sam Dhobhany, solo bass-baritone
CLARA SCHUMANN
DIE LORELEI
Summer Aebker, solo soprano
ROBERT LUCAS PEARSALL
LAY A GARLAND
Chorus a cappella
Mark Suderman, Conductor
JOHANNES BRAHMS
SYMPHONY NO. 9 "CHORAL"
NÄNIE
SYMPHONY NO. 9 "CHORAL"
Chorus Solos SATB
UNDERWRITER
Anonymous
CHORUS UNDERWRITER
