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Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown, CT.

Please join us for an evening of Music for the Soul & Food for the Little Pantry!

Orchestra Nexus invites you to a free concert, a one-night-only musical sojourn for the soul with Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3 featuring celebrated soprano Diana McVey.

Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 sets poems in Polish about the intense relationship between a mother and a child in times of loss.  Symphony No. 3, subtitled Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, is cast in three substantial slow movements, each with a different, but thematically linked, Polish text. The first movement utilizes a 15th-century monastic lament, the second sets a Marian plea written on the cell of a young prisoner of the Gestapo, and the third employs a folk song which is another lament of a mother for her dead son. Górecki’s Third Symphony is a meaningful instance of contemporary orchestral music that attains true victory.  The work achieved unexpected success, surpassing one million copies sold and establishing a precedent for the genre recognized as “holy minimalism.” The piece's second movement in question has been utilized in various marketing campaigns,  television advertisements, and cinematic productions. It has been featured on the newly debuted Classic FM radio station. Peter Gelb, now the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said in a recent interview, “The Górecki was a phenomenon.” In the Mid-1990s, Mr. Gelb was president of Sony Classical at the time.  

Maestro Eric Dale Knapp and Orchestra Nexus will be joined by the elegant soprano Diana McVey who has captured the hearts of American audiences with her interpretation of Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. The piece will be performed in Polish as intended by the composer. This modern-day symphony has inspired performers and audiences with alluring passion and spiritual dignity.  

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience Górecki's unforgettable masterpiece that swept the world by storm and became an icon of the 20th century.

This is a FREE CONCERT and open to the public with a $25 per person suggested charitable donation at the door in support of: 

THE LITTLE PANTRY AT TRINITY CHURCH

Trinity Episcopal Church

36 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470

Doors open 1/2 hour prior to performance and seating is limited!

Parking is free and the church is wheelchair accessible.

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