Schola Cantorum joins with Baylor University to present Mahler’s “Resurrection”

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Schola Cantorum of Texas / Baylor Choral Union

When:	Sunday, April 22, 2007, 7 p.m.
Where:	Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce Street, Fort Worth
Cost:	Free - $40
Age limit:	All ages
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Schola Cantorum of Texas, under the baton of Donald L. Bailey, present “Schola! & Baylor at the Bass.” Schola collaborates with the Baylor University School of Music ensembles for this performance on Saturday, April 22, 2007, 8:00 p.m. at Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth.

The Baylor University Choral Union, comprised of the University Concert and A Cappella Choirs, partner with Schola Cantorum of Texas in presenting the immense symphonic work, Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” by Gustav Mahler. This performance represents the first-ever collaboration of these two choruses, accompanied by the Baylor Symphonic Orchestra.

Some history about Mahler and Resurrection

One of Mahler’s most popular works, Symphony No. 2 was written between 1888 and 1894. The symphony began life as a one movement symphonic poem, which Mahler completed in 1888. Later, he returned to the movement, and added three others by late 1893. In 1894, the conductor Hans von Bülow died, and Mahler went to his funeral.

There he heard a setting of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's Die Auferstehung (The Resurrection), and this inspired him to complete his symphony with a massive choral movement textually on Klopstock's poem.

Source: Schola Cantorum of Texas