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“The Dream of Gerontius”: Life Sciences Orchestra (LSO) & UMS Choral Union
LSO music director Nicholas Bromilow conducts this ensemble of musicians from the U-M medical and life sciences staff, joined by the 150-member UMS Choral Union and guest solo vocalists, in Edward Elgar’s rarely performed 1900 oratorio. The music, with lyrics adapted from a poem by John Henry Newman, depicts the journey of a pious man’s soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and Purgatory. Also, assistant conductor Michael Roest leads the LSO in Benjamin Britten’s folk- and jazz-influenced An American Overture. 7:30 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free. ums.org.
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