The Philadelphia Chorus will present an exciting concert on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 4PM at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral (19 S. 38th Street, Philadelphia).
The concert, “Remembrance”, will feature Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. Fauré, influenced by his practical upbringing and formal music education at the Niedermeyer School, composed a Requiem reflecting his peaceful attitude toward death, drawing on the traditions of sacred music and great masters like Palestrina and Bach. This beloved composition’s atmosphere is one of depth and restraint; it is intimate, mystical, luminous and transcendent.
The Philadelphia Chorus posed for this photo in the fall of 2024.
This concert will also feature another setting of the Requiem. Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen wrote the Requiem for Solace which was commissioned by the Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ Choir and premiered in 2014. Using part of the original Requiem Mass text along with a poem by Emily Dickinson, it is a work that has been described as “a choral piece that aims to provide comfort to those who are grieving or in pain… Every movement has a beautiful and endearing melody that creates a strong emotional reaction in both the performer and the listener.”
Works by Z. Randall Stroope and others will also be performed.
If You Go:
A Concert Featuring:
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem with guest artist: Brenton Mattox-Scott, bass
Kim André Arnesen – Requiem for Solace
and other selections by Z. Randall Stroope and more
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 4:00 PM
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 19 S. 38th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: $30; $25 Seniors & Advance Sales; $15 Students
Information: 215-995-3118 or www.thephiladelphiachorus.org