Moses

Max Bruch, best known for his Kol Nidre and famous violin concerto, was also a master of the oratorio. The ASO revived his setting of Homer’s Odyssey in 1995, and now turns to his other choral masterpiece, a biblical oratorio that puts into music the story of the most enduring figure of the Old Testament. Picking up where Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” leaves off, Moses takes us from the events at Mount Sinai, to Moses' conflict with the Israelites, to his death on the eve of his people’s arrival in… Show more the promised land of Canaan.

Maestro Leon Botstein shares the stories behind the music in a lively 30-minute Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Free for all ticket holders.

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The Collegiate Chorale Singers
Max Bruch — Moses

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