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Open in the appSpecial autumn concerts are coming! The Canturicum project choir, the JSO Crescendo's house choir, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. For this milestone, the Kantorei Wetzikon has joined us, celebrating an even more impressive anniversary this year – they bring 140 years of… Special autumn concerts are coming! The Canturicum project choir, the JSO Crescendo's house choir, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. For this milestone, the Kantorei Wetzikon has joined us, celebrating an even more impressive anniversary this year – they bring 140 years of history to the stage. For this jubilee year, the two choirs, the Jugendsinfonieorchester Crescendo and 7 soloists will perform the oratorio "Jephta and His Daughter" by Carl Martin Reinthaler. The JSO Crescendo, together with Canturicum and Kantorei Wetzikon, will perform on the following dates: Friday, 30 October, 20:00, Friedenskirche Olten Saturday, 31 October, 19:00, Dreifaltigkeitskirche Rüti-Tann Sunday, 1 November, 17:00, Stadtkirche St. Peter Zurich The work contains everything that makes a choir and conductor's heart race: In addition to the familiar mixed choir, there are parts for an 8-part choir, as well as a 4-part men's and 3- to 4-part women's choir. The symphonic orchestral accompaniment of this highly Romantic work challenges the young musicians on various levels. Wonderful that the harp gets to take centre stage time and again. "Jephta" (baritone: Jonathan Lauber) and "Mirjam" (soprano: Sela Bieri) tell the story from the Old Testament with great drama. The whole is rounded out with beautiful Romantic arias by: Soprano 1 (Josina Zbinden) and Soprano 2 (Tamara Niederer) Alto (Allison Borda) Tenor (Marco Cassiano) Bass (Johannes Göddemeyer) About the composer: Carl Reinthaler (1822–1896) grew up in Erfurt as the son of a theologian. After studying theology, he devoted himself entirely to music, which took him to Berlin, Paris and Rome. From 1853 he taught at the Conservatory in Cologne, where he completed his only oratorio "Jephta and His Daughter". Later, as city music director, cathedral organist and leader of the Singakademie, he shaped...