BENJAMIN BRITTEN: WAR REQUIEM
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. • The Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. • Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence
In collaboration with the Providence Singers,
the Boston Children's Chorus, and
the New England Philharmonic. Performed under the direction of Richard Pittman.
With Sarah Pelletier, soprano; Frank Kelley, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone.
Tickets are available through the New England Philharmonic.
CpM's performance in the US premiere of this work on July 27, 1963 with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood is on a commercially-available DVD.
”It is not a Requiem to console the living; sometimes it does not even help the dead to sleep soundly. It can only disturb every living soul, for it denounces the barbarism more or less awake in mankind with all the authority that a great composer can muster.“
William Mann, The Times, 25 May 1962
Now in its 63rd season, the Chorus pro Musica has built a superb reputation
as one of the great choruses of New England. Known for innovative programming and high quality performances,
Chorus pro Musica has collaborated with such famed organizations as the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
the Boston Philharmonic, the Boston Ballet, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Recently, CpM has sung at Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
From time to time the chorus will admit qualified singers during the season.
For details, see our auditions page.
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