Symphony to perform Carmina Burana

LIVE MUSIC

The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra will play “Carmina Burana,” written in 1937 by German composer Carl Orff and requiring two choruses, the amazing Silver-Garburg piano duo and three vocal soloists.

Although composed in 1937, the complete title is “Carmina Burana-Latin and German Poems of a 13th Century Manuscript” found in a monastery. With excerpts used in many films and TV productions, the audience may find some of this exciting, thrilling music to be familiar.

Conductor Eckart Preu will hold a pre-concert lecture to discuss this music at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the LBSO Box office at 562-4363203, ext. 1, or LongBeach-Symphony.org

or possibly at a discounted price by contacting Frieda at GEOH.Davis@gmail. com for concert and bus tickets.

For round trip bus tickets from LWSB to the concert and back, contact Beverly Emus at 562-296-5586 or Beverly90740@gmail.com.

Those attending should bring a picture ID, a cell phone and their tickets.

—Beverly Emus