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© St. Petersburg Times, published November 7, 2002
Chorales perform Haydn, Beethoven
Choral masterpieces are the order of the weekend. The Florida Orchestra and the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, above, conducted by chorus artistic director Richard Zielinski, perform Haydn's oratorio The Creation. The text, drawn from Genesis and Paradise Lost, will be sung in English. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Saturday at Mahaffey Theater and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets: $20-$42. Call (813) 286-2403 or toll-free at 1-800-662-7286 or visit www.floridaorchestra.org. The Florida West Coast Symphony opens its season by joining with the Key Chorale in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, artistic director Leif Bjaland conducting. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday at Neel Auditorium, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday at Van Wezel Hall. Tickets: $22-$48. (941) 953-3434.