The Choral Arts Society of Washington Announces Release of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand), a Recording by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

The Choral Arts Society of Washington Announces Release of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand), a Recording by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

LIVE FROM ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL IN LONDON

WASHINGTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Choral Arts Society of Washington announces the CD release of Gustav Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand, in which Choral Arts performs with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Recorded live at St. Paul's Cathedral in July 2008 under the baton of the LSO's Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev, the CD was recorded during two sold-out concerts performed as part of the City of London Festival.

London's Evening Standard said in its recent review, "Gergiev caught the crucial moment of expectation to perfection. But in the end it was the shattering power of several hundred voices, an expanded orchestra and full cathedral organ that delivered the mightiest of Mahler's symphonies with the sonic splendor it demands."

In addition to Choral Arts, the CD includes performances by eight soloists, off-stage brass, the London Symphony Chorus and the Choir of Eltham College. Produced by James Mallinson, the CD runs approximately 77 minutes.

Background:

The Choral Arts Society of Washington is composed of more than 190 professional-caliber volunteer singers and is one of the nation's pre-eminent symphonic choruses. Under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Norman Scribner, the Society has sung with the world's leading orchestras and conductors, recorded fifteen acclaimed CDs, and launched a highly successful national radio program. The Chorus most recently performed under Valery Gergiev with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at Saint Paul's Cathedral as part of the 2008 City of London Festival (a live recording of which will be released on compact disc in 2009.) In addition to the annual subscription series at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Choral Arts performs regularly in such televised events as A Capitol Fourth (PBS) and The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) and appears nationally and internationally with the world's leading conductors and orchestras including, among others, Leonard Slatkin and the BBC Festival Orchestra and Chorus at London Proms, the late Mstislav Rostropovich at Red Square, and John Adams and the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.

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Source: Choral Arts Society of Washington

CONTACT: Olwen Pongrace of the Choral Arts Society of Washington,
+1-202-244-3669, ext. 16, opongrace@choralarts.org

Web Site: http://www.choralarts.org/

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