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200+ Young Performers Unite For Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony

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Andrew Koehler will conduct the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra and the combined choirs of Portage Central, Portage Northern, Vicksburg, and Kalamazoo Central High Schools in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," in its season-ending concert on Sunday in Chenery Auditorium.  Soprano LisaBorik and mezzo-soprano LaurenAuge are the featured soloists. 

In an interview with Cara Lieurance, Andrew Koehler walks us through the piece, and introduces us to Mahler's all-in approach to the symphonic form. 

Cara Lieurance is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on 1021 WMUK and covers local arts & culture on Let's Hear It on 89.9 Classical WMUK weekday mornings at 10 - 11 am.
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