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My Favorite Things

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…these are a few of my favorite things,” sings Maria in The Sound of Music. That classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is one of Xiaolun Chen’s favorite things, and a medley of its songs will be featured on our next concert. 

Mr. Chen will retire as our artistic director in May, and, for his penultimate concert, he’s selected some the pieces he’s most enjoyed conducting over the past 21 seasons. The program is an eclectic mix of short works, sacred and secular, classic and modern, including folk songs, spirituals, and works by Bach and Rachmaninoff, among others.

The program also will feature performances by the winners in the four divisions of Young Voices 2020, our singing competition for high school and college students. They are Madeline Ruffin (Gulf Breeze High School), Ella Griffith (Pensacola High School), Katelyn Karcher (University of Mobile), and Joseph O’Shea (University of South Alabama).