Yakima Symphony Orchestra | Carmina Burana

**LAWRENCE GOLAN** CONDUCTOR YAKIMA SYMPHONY CHORUS | **STEVEN S. SLUSHER** CHORUSMASTER **MOLLY HOLLERAN** SOPRANO **KARL E. HEDLUND** TENOR **JEREMY IRLAND** BARITONE **STRAUSS JR.** Wine, Women, and Song **ORFF** Carmina Burana Carl Orff’s *Carmina Burana* is one of the most electrifying and recognizable choral works of the 20th century. This powerful oratorio, featuring orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists, is a raw and dramatic celebration of fate, fortune, and earthly pleasures. Unlike many traditional oratorios rooted in sacred themes, *Carmina Burana* is entirely secular, based on medieval poems about love, revelry, and the unpredictability of life. To complement the evening’s theme, the program also includes Johann Strauss Jr’s *Wine, Women, and Song*, a lively waltz that echoes the spirit of Orff’s masterpiece.