Staten Island Philharmonic Performance of Brahms Requiem

The Staten Island Philharmonic will perform the Brahms Requiem.

Conducted by José Alejandro Guzmán

Featuring:

• Richmond Choral Society, Marina Alexander, Musical Director
• Arcadian Chorale, Marina Alexander, Musical Director
• Brookdale Concordia Chorale, John Balme & Cynthia Springsteen Balme, Directors

About the Brahms Requiem
The composer Brahms had recently suffered the loss of his mother as well as his mentor–composer Robert Schumann–when he composed the Requiem. It is a large scale piece for orchestra and chorus plus baritone and soprano soloists.

The piece begins with prayers for the dead, then moves on to words of comfort for the living. See How Brahms’s ‘A German Requiem’ Became an Anthem for Our Time.

See the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for more information.

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