Schola Cantorum, NWA Ballet Theatre collaborate for ‘Carmina Burana’
Schola Cantorum, Ballet Theatre collaborate
April 14, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.
by
Becca Martin-Brown
Stephen Caldwell leads Schola Cantorum in rehearsal for “Carmina Burana.” According to Britannica.com, composer Carl Orff drew his text for the 1936 cantata from a 13th-century manuscript. Containing songs and plays written in Latin and medieval German, it was discovered in 1803 at the Bavarian monastery of Benediktbeuern. “Carmina Burana” translates to “Songs of Beuern.”
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The only imaginable word to describe the April 26-27 production of "Carmina Burana" is epic.
The University of Arkansas' premier choral group, Schola Cantorum, is performing all 25 movements of Carl Orff's 1936 cantata in "a variety of languages" -- from Latin to Middle High German to Middle French -- accompanied...
