The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus is back this week with a program that includes A German Requiem, one of the most ambitious and dramatic works of the German–born Johannes […]
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That’s the spirit
The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus is a beast with two brains. On the artistic side, there’s Peter Shannon, who programs the season and conducts the band and the vocalists. […]
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Rock solid
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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British import
How do you solve a problem like Fiordiligi? Peter Shannon and the Savannah Philharmonic faced a quandary last fall, as they were preparing their massive production of the Mozart opera […]
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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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A vocal Christmas
Conductor Peter Shannon shoulders the responsibility for this weekend’s Savannah Philharmonic Chorus holiday concert, Carols in the Cathedral. The musical portion of the recent Nutcracker in Savannah also rested on […]
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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 […]