City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Joshua Weilerstein Conductor
CBSO Chorus
Rita Castro Blanco Assistant Conductor

Haas, Study for Strings
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms
Shaw, Music in Common Time
Dvořák, Symphony No.9 (New World)

A LONGING FOR HOME MEETS THE WONDER OF A NEW WORLD.

Some pieces are classics for a reason, and the nostalgic melodies and sweeping emotions of Dvořák’s symphony “from the New World” tell their own story. But first, a celebration of our superb Chorus as they shout for joy in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and share a new masterpiece by one of the New World’s most innovative living composers, Caroline Shaw.