Coastal Symphony of Georgia concert - HEAVENLY JOY

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The Coastal Symphony of Georgia, conducted by Michelle Merrill, presents HEAVENLY JOY. The Fall Concert presents Gustav Mahler in a lighter style, featuring Symphony No. 4 in G Major with a Guest Soprano Soloist. 

Although one hour in length, it is the shortest and one of the most accessible or easy to understand of the 20th Century German Composer’s works. The symphony conveys a sense of purely innocent joy and heavenly enchantment, making full use of the smaller orchestra’s energy and sound. Listen for horns, trumpets, winds, strings, and lots of percussion and timpani. While the symphony gives hints of the brooding nature and vastness of those to come, this delightful work offers youthful music, filled with an uplifting vision of the afterlife. Invoking Mozart, it is playful, vigorous, and dance like, and ends with a charming song – a peasant child’s view of heaven popularly called “The Heavenly Life.”  

Music Director, Michelle Merrill, will give an explanation of the work with the musicians demonstrating some of its melodies and more interesting aspects. The orchestra will then perform the entire symphony with a guest artist singing the child’s song.

For more details, to purchase season or individual concert tickets, or for sponsorship opportunities, visit coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org.