![]() ![]() Her voice is velvety and pliant – a dulcet dream.” In upcoming seasons, Johnson makes a debut with Opera Columbus, Knoxville Opera and Opera Idaho singing the title role of Aida, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra singing Verdi’s Requiem and Madison Opera singing Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Soprano Michelle Johnson has been praised for her “extraordinary breath control and flawless articulation. Plus hear Florence Price’s tender Andante cantabile for String Orchestra and Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on “Amazing Grace.”Īllentown Symphony Chorus | Eduardo Azzati, Chorus MasterĪDOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fanfare on “Amazing Grace” Beethoven’s greatest work has inspired countless others including our own Music Director/Conductor Diane Wittry to compose her own “Ode to Joy” Fanfare and for the Allentown Symphony to commission a world premiere by rising star composer Joe Jaxson. ![]() The tune turns up everywhere, but it is best heard the way genius Beethoven imagined but never heard himself due to his tragic deafness. The “Ode to Joy” speaks to our wish to all get along with our fellow humans. SEASON FINALE! Living music at its most sublime. ![]()
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