Funny how concerts grow and change in front of your ears, upturning expectations. Tuesday, I attended the California Symphony’s season-ending concert in Walnut Creek, expecting the night’s news to be ...

When the stirring words “O fortuna” burst into sound at the beginning of Carmina Burana, Carl Orff’s popular oratorio, it is one of the most exciting and theatrical moments in all of the choral music ...

A thrilling evening for fans of any and all of the performing arts, you will never see a commercial for the Olympics the same way after you have seen "Carmina Burana" the way it is supposed to be ...

Nashville Ballet brings its 30th anniversary season to a close with two works choreographed by artistic director and CEO Paul Vasterling: a dazzlingly intricate and grand revival of Carmina Burana, ...

Almost everyone has heard at least portions of Carl Orff’s magnificent “Carmina Burana” but may not know that was what they were hearing. On Saturday, March 22, they will say, “Aha! So THAT’S ‘Carmina ...

One of the most popular and most performed symphonic/choral works of the 20th century, Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” is a grandiose but lively staple of the concert repertoire. This is a recording of ...

The reimagined “Carmina Burana” that opened at the Skylight Music Theatre Friday evening is decidedly not what audiences today expect from composer Carl Orff’s most famous work. It is instead an ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. One of the advantages of being a choreographer is the ability to do something extraordinary with music. From one’s response to ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If it were not for “Carmina Burana,” German composer Carl Orff probably would be little more than a footnote in musical history. Instead, the ever-popular ...