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Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8 PM
Church of the Holy Trinity, 19th & Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
First Performance in nearly 30 Years!
It is the common thread of humanity which connects us all - grief, death and the circle of life - and this unexpected work by Thompson takes us on an uplifting and moving journey from the depths of sadness to the height of joy.
Randall Thompson's Requiem, an eighty-minute a cappella tour-de-force, closes the 2011/2012 season and prepares the way for The Singers' 40th anniversary!
Click here to read the Program Notes for Thompson's Requiem Written by Dr. Zachary Vreeman of the University of Wyoming
Click here to preview Randall Thompson's Requiem
Concert Extra:
Free Pre-Concert Lecture and Discussion
Saturday, March 3 at 7 PM
Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Room II-J (3rd Floor)
Moderated by American Choral Music scholar and Professor at West Chester University, Dr. David P. DeVenney will be joined by music scholars, Dr. Zachary Vreeman, of the University of Wyoming, and Dr. Carl B. Schmidt of Towson University.
The lecture and audience discussion will explore the significance of the evening's performance of the Requiem, the compositional nuances that make the work a masterpiece and personal insights into Randall Thompson, the man and composer.
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