Haydn's Creation Mass & Neilsen's Springtime on Funen (with Durham Children's Chorus)

The Choral Society closes its season with a pair of premieres. Haydn’s Creation Mass (Schöpfungmesse), so called because the composer quotes a passage from his Creation oratorio, is one of his six great late masses, representing the pinnacle of his art. Springtime on Funen (Fynsk Forår) is Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s tuneful, folk-tinged tribute to his native island of Fyn (Funen). This cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra greets the coming of spring to the island and portrays the everyday joys of life in the rustic community. The Durham Children’s Chorus will join CSD in the Nielsen cantata.

​Duke Chapel, Duke University
​Chapel Drive, West Campus
Durham, NC 27708
(partialy handicapped accessible)

Venue Notes
Follow Campus Drive to a Stop sign at a one-way traffic circle; take the second exit to the right, which is the entrance gate to Chapel Drive; the chapel is at the end. Since street parking is usually difficult, proceed to Science Drive (a couple blocks off Towerview Drive) to the visitor's lot, Bryan Center parking deck or Biological Sciences lot. Detailed directions and maps are available at www.chapel.duke.edu.
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