The Philadelphia Singers Perform Randall Thompson's 'Requiem' - March 3, 2012Date: February 22, 2012 Views: 2000 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Choir type: Professional Choirs Voicing: Mixed
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!
The performance will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8 PM at Church of the Holy Trinity, 19th & Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia.
You can purchase tickets on our website: www.philadelphiasingers.org or by calling our box office at 215-751-9494.
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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