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Baltimore Masterworks Chorale

Mark Hardy, Director

presents:

"Shakespeare in the Spring"

A Celebration in Music and Drama

Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 3:00pm

Grace United Methodist Church

5407 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21210

Tickets: $15 general admission/$12 students and seniors

For more information: 410-952-4234 or info@baltimoremasterworks.org

William Shakespeare used music as the source of songs, metaphors and

dramatic devices throughout his plays and poetry, making his own music with

his words. In turn, his vibrant writings have inspired composers ever since

to endeavor to catch that elusive energy in a melodic net of their own. This

concert brings together musical settings authored over the last 60 years,

from Ralph Vaughn Williams and Dominick Argento to David Willcocks, Robert

Washburn and and a world premiere from BMC director Mark Hardy.

The Chamber Singers from the Baltimore School for the Arts will be featured

in Vaughn Williams' "Serenade to Music". The Chorale and their guests, aided by

narrator Dennis Edwards of WJZ-TV, will bring you the Bard's familiar words

in a fresh and vivid way.