BATH — The Oratorio Chorale and Orchid Ensemble will collaborate for performances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Montgomery Theatre in Morse High School on High Street in Bath, and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland.
The musical programs are billed as “Cold Fusion,” in which the Oratorio Chorale will perform with the Orchid Ensemble’s Lan Tung, of Taiwan and Canada, on the erhu (Chinese violin), Yu-Chen Wang, of Taiwan and the U.S. on the zheng (Chinese zither), and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion. This ensemble blends these ancient instruments and traditions from China and beyond.
The music sung by the chorale will include Stephen Paulus’ “Meditations of Li-Po,” the eighth century Chinese poet; the melodious “Ting Song,” (“Listening to the Pines”) by Hua Yan-jun; and additional music by Moshe Denberg and Janet Danielson.
Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Students will be admitted for half price, and children younger than 12 get in free.
For ticket information, call 798-7985, or visit www.oratoriochorale.org for ticket venues.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less