Concert by the Royal Mixed Coral Society "Orpheus", Druten ca. 1975,conductor Jan van Wees.

Concert by the Royal Mixed Coral Society Orpheus, Druten, conductor Jan van Wees
Orpheus was founded in 1849 and when beginning as a male-choir, later on they went together with an in the same village existing woman-choir. From that time they were called The Mixed Choral Society Opheus. During a long time this Society was the prominent cultural heart of the community, expressly under the conducter Piet Versloot. In 1949 at the occasion of their centenairy, the Queen of the Netherlands gave the choir the regal title, so their proud name was since then "The Royal Mixed Coral Society Orpheus". The choir is the last decade successfully conducted by Maarten-Jan Dongelmans.
The program:
1: Du Hirte Israëls by Dmitri Bortnianski
2: O, Jesu Christe by Van Melle
3: Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
4: Erhalt uns, Herr by Kurt Thomas.
5: Bohemian Lullaby (Tsech tradd.)
6: Easterchoir from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
7: Ombre mai fu from Serse by Georg Friedrich Händel
8: Madrigal by Hubert Waelrant
9: Schöne Nacht by Catl Busse
10: Quattro Cavei che trottano (Swiss tradd.)
11: Lorencita (Argentine tradd.)
12: Pan schritt vorbei by Wolfgang Lüderitz
Guest soprano: Thea Vermeulen-Peek
At the organ: Jaques van den Dool
Conductor Jan van Wees.
Record: Mirasound KS 7029. Due to the reverberation I think that the recording took place in a church. Record date: the seventieth.
Enjoy and perhaps you find again some cherished moments by hearing the wonderful music or seeing the pictures.

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Na 48 jaar nog prachtig om te horen met soliste Thea Vermeulen Peek.. Tilburgse dirigent Jan van Wees.