Carmina Burana

A 350-person choir joins the Omaha Symphony and professional soloists for the groundbreaking and timeless Carmina Burana.

Holland Center
Sunday, Nov 8 | 2:00 PM
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Artists

Ernest Richardson Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor More

Ernest Richardson

Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor

The versatile Ernest Richardson is in high demand as conductor, composer, arranger, organizational leader and inspirational speaker. His versatility finds him within one season conducting Stravinsky's Firebird Suite or Broadway artists in the works of Leonard Bernstein, a live-to-movie production of Harry Potter, facilitating strategic decision-making for leading arts organizations, or training young musicians for the passionate, persistent pursuit of perfection. He has been at the forefront of symphonic video/live music productions, conducting live-to-movie scores of the Harry Potter series with CineConcerts, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Pirates of the Caribbean, Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, Ratatouille, Star Trek (2009), the Charlie Chaplin silent film The Gold Rush and Star Wars.May 2020 marked his live-in-concert album debut with indie rock band Guster on OMAGAH! for their live performance with the Omaha Symphony in collaboration with the MAHA Music Festival in February 2019. The recording is available on guster.bandcamp.com or gustermerch.com. Richardson is presently the principal pops conductor and resident conductor of the Omaha Symphony at his appointment in 2015. Since 1993, he has laid the groundwork for and led in the development of the Omaha Symphony’s vaunted education and community engagement programs. In addition to his artistic…
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A. Barron Breland Chorusmaster More
Maria Valdes Soprano More
Eric Barry Tenor More
Markel Reed Baritone More

Program Info

  • ORFF: Carmina Burana

Schools Performing:

  • Bellevue West High School
  • Millard South High School
  • Creighton Prep
  • Millard North High School
  • Bennington High School
  • Fremont High School

    Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Omaha Symphony's Choral Collaborative! Be there for Orff's epic, breathtaking "O Fortuna," the music that has raised goosebumps and thrilled audiences from concert halls to blockbuster movies, as a 350-person choir of elite singers from Nebraska high schools joins professional soloists and the Omaha Symphony for the groundbreaking and timeless Carmina Burana.

Translations of the sung text will be provided on a screen above the choir.

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