Carl Orff’s enormous work for orchestra, soloists, and choir sings of worldly pleasures and the ups and downs of fortune. The program begins with two contemporary classics by Michael Abels: "Global Warming," which combines the music of a variety of cultures (originally written to celebrate warming international relations in 1990), and "More Seasons," described by Abels as “Vivaldi in a Mixmaster.”

Jader Bignamini, conductor
Chen Reiss, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Andrzej Filończyk, baritone
Audivi, chorus
Detroit Youth Opera Chorus, children’s choir

MICHAEL ABELS "Global Warming"
MICHAEL ABELS "More Seasons"
ORFF "Carmina Burana"