Coming Next: “Music for Mother's Day”
Join us on May 11th as we complete our “Vive la France!” celebration with music for Mother's Day. The program will will feature French chansons, folksongs, and other lighter fare, both from the choir and from small ensembles. Click here for a program listing.
The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 11th at the Selwyn School (3333 University Drive).
2007-2008 Season:
November 4, 2007 7:30 P.M.
Music of the 19th and 20th Century France. Contemporary Chansons and Motets by Poulenc, Debussy, Messiaen, Villette with Camille Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12 for chorus, soloists, and string orchestra.
Immaculate Conception Church, 2255 N. Bonnie Brae, Denton
April 6, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Music of the French Baroque and Romantic Eras. French liturgical music for chorus and organ, featuring Dr. Lenora McCroskey on the Robert W. Ottman organ and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, for chorus, soprano and baritone soloists, organ, and instruments, Op. 48.
UNT Main Auditorium, Hickory Street, Denton
May 11, 2008, 3:00 PM
Music for Mother's Day Lighter music for the entire family.
The Selwyn School, 3333 University Drive, Denton
Henry Gibbons Celebrating 25 Years
Henry Gibbons is celebrating his twenty-fifth year as Musical Director of the Denton Bach Society. He began serving in this role in 1982.
Professor Gibbons is currently Associate Professor and
Associate
Director of Choral Studies at the University of North Texas College of
Music and Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles. After
completing academic studies at Stanford and Harvard Universities, he
continued his studies with the renowned Bach specialist Prof. Helmuth
Rilling at the Frankfurter Musikhochschule, earning the Kuenstlerische
Reifepruefung in conducting, the highest performance degree awarded by
German conservatories. Previously he has held positions at Occidental
College in Los Angeles, the New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, and
Harvard University.
From 1996 to 2003 Mr. Gibbons held the
position of Conductor and Artistic Director of the Arlington Choral
Society.
