2012-2013 Season — Our 22nd!

This season is filled with engaging, exciting concerts. No matter what your musical tastes, you’ll find something to like: contemporary American compositions, classical pieces, holiday carols, etc. and all performed in the beautiful venues of the Cary Arts Center and Koka Booth Amphitheatre.

Upcoming concerts:
Concert Singers of Cary joins the NC Symphony for these concerts in June and July:

Past 2012-13 Concerts:

Landscapes of American Music and Poetry
November 18, 2012
Read the review by Classical Voice NC

Holiday Pops in Cary
December 8, 2012
Guest Artist – Bill Leslie

The Human and the Spiritual
March 9, 2013
Guest Artists – The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle – Lorenzo Muti, conductor
Read the review by Classical Voice NC

Strike up the Band: the Music of George Gershwin
May 11, 2013
With the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra
Read the review by Classical Voice NC

Video Games Live
June 7, 2013
With the North Carolina Symphony


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Landscapes of American Music and Poetry
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Cary Arts Center

The first program of the 22nd Season will feature works by renowned American composers Samuel Barber,William Averitt, Libby Larsen, Rene Clausen and John Corigliano. Their works will showcase the poetry of Langston Hughes, Emily Dickenson, Dylan Thomas, James Agee and Louise Bogan. In addition there will be arrangements from Craig Hella Johnson, the most extraordinary conductor of the Grammy nominated group Conspirare, of contemporary songs by popular artists Annie Lennox and Carly Simon. The program theme, the connection of nature and its landscapes to music , becomes obvious in both the titles and the visions evoked through the music pieces. The concert features both the 125 voice Concert Singers of Cary Symphonic Choir and the 34 voice Chamber Choir as well as utilizes a professional Chamber Orchestra and soloists. The audience experience will be further enhanced through the viewing of landscapes which will be projected on a large screen during the performance of its corresponding music . A beautiful mix of nature and music!

Holiday Pops in Cary
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 3:00PM and 8:00PM
Cary Arts Center
Guest Artist – Bill Leslie

Stay home for the holidays and bring the family to the Cary Arts Center to hear your Holiday favorites, old and new! Start off the Holiday Season by joining the 125 voice Concert Singers of Cary in Holiday sing-a-long favorites. Come join us and guest artist Bill Leslie as we create a new Heart of Cary tradition for the Holidays with two performances of festive music for you and your family!

The Human and the Spiritual
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Cary Arts Center
Guest Artists – The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle – Lorenzo Muti, conductor

Samuel Barber – A Hand of Bridge
Franz Schubert – Mass No. 5 in A Flat D678

Come enjoy a truly stellar concert as the 70 voice Concert Singers of Cary Chorale partners with the professional Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle under the direction of Lorenzo Muti. Maestro Muti , a native of Spoleto, Italy, has guest conducted in London, Rome, the Netherlands and at the Washington Opera. Hear Franz Schubert’s Mass that took him six years to finalize and has been described as “inspiring affection….richly adorned with musical imagery, motif and a piquant, harmonic touch”. Listening to Samuel Barber’s ten minutes of “A Hand of Bridge” – two couple’s thoughts fantasizing while they wait their turn at bridge – may change your bridge game forever!

Strike up the Band: the Music of George Gershwin
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7:30PM
Koka Booth Amphitheater
Guest Artists – The Raleigh Symphony Orchestra – James Waddelow, conductor

An evening under the stars by the lake at Koka Booth listening to the magic of George Gershwin performed by the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Waddelow, and the Symphonic Choir of The Concert Singers of Cary conducted by Lawrence Speakman – perfection! How can anyone pass up such an evening!

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