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Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas

The Gaillard Center 95 Calhoun St, Charleston

Benjamin Britten wrote the cantata Saint Nicolas in 1948 for the centennial celebrations of Lancing College in Sussex. Writing specifically for the resources available to him on this occasion, Britten scored the piece for mixed choir, tenor soloist, three or four boys, strings, piano duet, organ and percussion. Within this ensemble, the only professional musicians…

Carmina Burana

The Gaillard Center 95 Calhoun St, Charleston

This exciting performance of Carmina Burana will feature 150 singers from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Charleston Children's Chorus, 70 plus musicians from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and three guest vocalists alongside 28 dancers from the Nashville Ballet. Based on a collection of poems written by clergy and theology students in the 11th, 12th and 13th…