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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>One night only! Friday, October 20 at 7:30pm.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Severance Music Center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Composer <b>Eric Whitacre</b> conducts <b>The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus</b> in a performance of
<b><i>The Sacred Veil</i></b>, written in 2018 with friend and librettist Charles Anthony Silvestri after the loss of Silvestri’s wife Julie to cancer. <i>The Sacred Veil</i> grapples with love, loss, and its ensuing grief.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The program opens with a conversation with Whitacre and Silvestri, followed by Reena Esmail’s
<i>When the Violin</i>, conducted by Lisa Wong, Director of Choruses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tickets start at just $15! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2324/other-events/COC/?performanceNumber=22849">https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2324/other-events/COC/?performanceNumber=22849</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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