USC Symphony Orchestra with University Choirs: Masterpieces from Paris

The program:
Francis Poulenc – Gloria with Kelly Cae Hogan, soprano and USC Concert Choir and University Chorus
Amédée-Ernest Chausson – Poème with William Terwilliger, violin
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2

Having recently made her London debut as Brünnhilde, American soprano, Kelly Cae Hogan is attracting international attention for her dramatic portrayals in Wagner, Strauss, Verdi and Puccini. Hogan sang Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Ring Cycle (Der Ring des Nibelungen) for Opera North at the Royal Festival Hall in London, as well as on tour in other UK cities.

Violinist William Terwilliger has enjoyed an exceptionally active and diverse career as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and teacher. As soloist with orchestra, Terwilliger has performed with orchestras on five continents and is currently concertmaster of the Long Bay Symphony in South Carolina. He has also performed with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, and served as concertmaster of the Boulder (Colorado) Bach Festival Orchestra.