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The tradition of the Requiem mass has been to honor the dead and console the living. Join us for the United States Premiere of Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten's Requiem, with the composer in attendance. This glorious music, full of power and poignancy, is performed in English and Latin. The second half of the program compares and contrasts the use of the Requiem from lush Icelandic composer, Jón Leifs, to the baroque style of Johann Christan Bach (who was the 11th son of J.S. Bach!)
This music has the power and emotion to transport you to a place of comfort and meditation.
| Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962) |
Requiem for soprano, bass, mixed choir and chamber orchestra
(U.S. premiere) |
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| Jón Leifs (1899-1968) |
Elegy for string orchestra |
Johann Christian Bach
(1735-1782) |
Dies Irae for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, double mixed choir
and chamber orchestra |
| Jón Leifs (1899-1968) |
Requiem for acapella choir |
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| Patrick Cassidy (b. 1956) |
Vide Cor Meum |
Christina Arethas, soprano
Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano
Carsten Suess, tenor
Eric Jordan, bass
SONOS Chamber Orchestra Choir
Erik E. Ochsner, Music Director
Concert location:TBA
Tickets: TBA |
TBA, 2010
