Four years ago, when Peter Shannon was hired as music director and conductor for the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus, the very first thing he did was build a symphony orchestra, piece […]
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Conducting the orchestra’s business
The Savannah Philharmonic’s Christmas concert sold out in 2009, and the year before that. So turning the 2010 show into a two–night–stand was something of a no–brainer for the Phil’s […]
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Damned if you don’t
Peter Shannon’s trademark enthusiasm is at an all–time high. The musical director and conductor for the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus is telling me that Friday’s The Dream of Gerontius […]
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Red-hot and Russian
Using a beloved Russian folk tale as his inspiration, Igor Stravinsky composed The Firebird in 1910. Although he would leave his homeland for good shortly after its premiere, thus avoiding […]
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Cue the orchestra
There’s a new sheriff in town, but he’s packing a skinny little baton instead of a six-shooter. With the apparent demise of the Savannah Orchestra, and its chamber-music offshoot […]
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Philharmonic Chorus brings ‘Good Vibrations’
In 1966, when Beach Boy and genius pop music composer Brian Wilson described his masterwork LP Smile as a “teenage symphony to God,” he likely envisioned something akin to a […]
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Girls just wanna have fun
LUCAS THEATRE Executive Director Ken Carter knew something special had happened in his theatre at the conclusion of last spring’s La Traviata by the Savannah Choral Society. “The second the […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Appetite for Destruction This professional tribute act works hard to replicate the look, feel and sound of vintage Guns ‘N’ Roses, playing everywhere from small bars to large venues like […]
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Full interview with Savannah Choral Society Condutor Peter Shannon
How long has this show (La Traviata) been in the works? Peter Shannon: Well, it’s been on the Choral Society’s program since before Christmas. So, in essence it’s been going […]
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‘Slam dunk’ opera
THIS PAST OCTOBER IN ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL, the Savannah Choral Society —under the direction of conductor Peter Shannon— staged a production of Mendelssohn’s famed oratorio Elijah that was notable in […]