Jefferson Choral Society
The Jefferson Choral Society presents
Jefferson Choral Society presents
Brahm's REQUIEM
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In Concert at
The Academy Center of the Arts
Historic Theatre
600 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
434-846-8499
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Tickets
$20-$40 plus taxes and fees
through the Academy Box Office
Performance:
Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 4:00 pm
A German Requiem to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Opus 45 was composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) between the years 1865 and 1868. It is Brahms' longest and grandest musical statement, comprised of seven movements. The work is said to have been inspired by Brahms' mother's death in 1865 and perhaps secondarily by the death of his close friend Robert Schumann.
Although the Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy begins with prayers for the dead, A German Requiem focuses on the living with the well-known verse from the Beatitudes, "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted," a theme repeated throughout the piece. Almost all the movements connect different Bible verses, and the requiem both begins and ends with the word blessed.
The Jefferson Choral Society presents the Iain Farrington arrangement of Brahms' A German Requiem in English scored for chorus, one baritone and one soprano soloist, plus an eight-piece chamber orchestra.
For tickets please visit academycenter.org/event/jcs-requiem/ or call 434-846-8499.
Jefferson Choral Society • 1290 Enterprise Dr. • Lynchburg, VA 24502
jeffersonchoralsoc@gmail.com
Tickets are not available on LynchburgTickets.com. Please visit the Academy Box Office at academycenter.org or call 434-846-8499 for tickets.
