A LOOK BACK: Listening Session with Alejandro and Craig
Saturday, June 6, 8 PM CDT
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Artistic Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and Conductor Emeritus Craig Hella Johnson discuss and listen to past VBF concerts
Sponsors
Lynn Knaupp & John Griffin
Linda Patterson
Listen along with Artistic Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and Conductor Emeritus Craig Hella Johnson as they revisit past VBF performances including:
- Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 performed in 2009 by the VBF Orchestra conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
- Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (After Bizet’s Opera) performed in 2018 by the VBF Orchestra conducted by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
- Bach’s Christmas Oratorio performed in 2007 by the VBF Orchestra and Conspirare Chamber Choir conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
- Bach’s “Christ lag in Todes Banden” performed in 2017 by the VBF Baroque Orchestra and VBF Choir conducted by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
- Verdi’s Messa da Requiem performed in 2009 by the VBF Orchestra and Chorus, Conspirare Symphonic Choir, and Texas State University Choirs conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
- Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis performed in 2009 by the VBF Orchestra and Chorus, Conspirare Company of Voices, and Texas State Chorale conducted by Craig Hella Johnson
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez – VBF Artistic Director
Craig Hella Johnson – VBF Conductor Emeritus
Esteemed conductor and pianist Dr. Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez was named Artistic Director of Musica Viva NY and Director of Music of the historic Unitarian Church of All Souls in Manhattan in 2015. He is also Co-Founder of the New Orchestra of Washington and Artistic Director of the Victoria Bach Festival. Learn more.
Renowned as one of today’s most influential voices in choral conducting, Craig Hella Johnson brings unparalleled depth of knowledge, artistic sensitivity, and rich imagination to his programs. As Grammy®-winning founder and Artistic Director of Conspirare, Johnson assembles some of the finest singers in the country to form a world-class, award-winning ensemble committed to creating dynamic choral art. Learn more.
