Texas Tech University

The Lubbock Chorale Hosts Venice-Inspired Performance

David Gay

May 10, 2018

The performance is titled “The Glory of Venice.”

Glory of venice

WHAT: The Lubbock Chorale, housed within the School of Music in the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, will perform “The Glory of Venice,” a concert that celebrates the music of Venice and its musical innovation and creativity.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday (May 12)

WHERE: Hemmle Recital Hall, 18 Boston Ave.

EVENT: The Lubbock Chorale will perform “The Glory of Venice,” a concert that honors and celebrates Venice's rich musical tradition. The chorale, as well as brass and string instruments, will surround concert patrons as both singers and instruments perform antiphonally in Hemmle Recital Hall.

The performance will highlight three composers: Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi and Henrick Schultz. Monteverdi's piece “Venetian Vespers” will be a featured major work in the performance.

Tickets for the performance can be purchased through the Select-A-Seat website or by calling (806) 770-2000. Tickets also can be purchased through local ticket outlets including at the Texas Tech University Student Union Building. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for children.

Students with a valid ID, may purchase tickets for $5.  

CONTACT: John Hollins, artistic director, Lubbock Chorale, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Tech University, (806) 834-0577 or john.hollins@ttu.edu