Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Celebration Concert
The Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges presents
The Claremont Concert Orchestra, Concert Choir, and Treble Singers, with the Claremont Chorale, and special guest soloists.
Performing a concert in celebration of
the 60th Anniversary of Garrison Theater and
the 200th Anniversary of the composition of
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
There will be two performances. An evening concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 9 and a Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on December 10.
Concerts will be held in Garrison Theater at the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.
The program opens with the premiere performance of a new choral composition by O’Brien visiting guest lecturer, Anna Nora of the Helsinki Conservatory in Finland.
Special guest soloists for Beethoven’s Ninth include
soprano Anna Schubert, mezzo-soprano Jessie Shulman,
tenor Tim Gonzales, and baritone Ben Lowe.