Katherine Lasee of De Pere, WI, travels with Ripon College's Choral Union to perform 'Carmina Burana' at Meyer Theater in Green Bay, Wis., with several other choirs.

2014 Apr 2

Katherine Lasee, a Junior Biology major at Ripon College from De Pere, WI, will travel with Ripon's Choral Union to join several other choral ensembles from Wisconsin in a performance of "Carmina Burana," Carl Orff's exciting and popular choral work, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Meyer Theater in downtown Green Bay. Lasee is the the child of Mr. Michael J. Lasee from De Pere, WI.

Ticket information is available at gbcivic.org/tickets.html.

Participating choirs are the Ripon College Choral Union; the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac Chorus; Fond du Lac Chamber Singers; Civic Symphony of Green Bay Choir; St. Norbert College Women's Chorus; Green Bay Choral Artists; and Green Bay Boy and Girl Choirs.

"Carmina Burana" is a secular work consisting of three sections: Spring, Tavern and Love. "Carmina Burana" is the name given to a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century. Most are bawdy, irreverent and satirical. They were written by students and clergy principally in Medieval Latin, Middle High German and some Old French.

The work quickly became popular and a staple piece of the classical music repertoire. The opening and closing movement, "O Fortuna," is particularly recognizable from its use in numerous films and television commercials.