Mozart Requiem
Presented by
The Worcester Chorus, CONCORA, & Masterwork Chorus
Friday, March 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm - Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 11:59 pm
Following the success of December 2020’s Virtual Messiah Sing, Music Worcester invites you to return, this time joining us to sing Mozart’s Requiem, or simply to listen to our wonderful musicians as they present Mozart’s timeless masterpiece.
Directed by Chris Shepard, our ensemble features guest soprano Esther Heideman along with seven singers from CONCORA – Agnes Vojtko, Kirk Bobkowski, Jonathan Stinson, Jennifer Ferrand Kelly, Pamela Johnson, Jack Pott, and Jermaine Woodard – accompanied by the Worcester Festival Chamber Orchestra.
This event is hosted by three ensembles whose performances have been sidelined this year: The Worcester Chorus, the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, and CONCORA, Connecticut’s oldest professional choir. All three choirs have performed in Worcester’s beautiful Mechanics Hall, where this performance has been filmed and recorded.
Tickets to enjoy the presentation for a full month of unlimited, On Demand viewing are $10 per household. Viewing for all buyers begins on March 27 at 7:00 PM. You will be emailed a link to view the concert immediately following purchase.
Directed by Chris Shepard, our ensemble features guest soprano Esther Heideman along with seven singers from CONCORA – Agnes Vojtko, Kirk Bobkowski, Jonathan Stinson, Jennifer Ferrand Kelly, Pamela Johnson, Jack Pott, and Jermaine Woodard – accompanied by the Worcester Festival Chamber Orchestra.
This event is hosted by three ensembles whose performances have been sidelined this year: The Worcester Chorus, the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey, and CONCORA, Connecticut’s oldest professional choir. All three choirs have performed in Worcester’s beautiful Mechanics Hall, where this performance has been filmed and recorded.
Tickets to enjoy the presentation for a full month of unlimited, On Demand viewing are $10 per household. Viewing for all buyers begins on March 27 at 7:00 PM. You will be emailed a link to view the concert immediately following purchase.
Join us for a Virtual Launch Party on Zoom
All buyers are invited to join a Chris Shepard-hosted a Zoom party at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, March 28th. He will share some thoughts about the project, and we will all sing the Rex Tremendae and Confutatis together virtually!
There is no additional charge for this event, and all buyers will be emailed their link to join the Zoom in their pre-concert email.
There is no additional charge for this event, and all buyers will be emailed their link to join the Zoom in their pre-concert email.
Follow along with the score
Click the button below to link to a downloadable PDF of the complete sheet music score for Mozart’s Requiem.
RELIVE PAST PERFORMANCES WITH CONCORA!
We continue to post recordings from different concerts that have taken place over the last five years. We hope you'll enjoy the trip down memory lane-- or perhaps you weren't able to make the concert the first time around, so now you get a second chance!
Part four in our continuing series of videos is the airy and glorious Sanctus from the Duruflé Requiem. We hope this small piece of joy will bring some light to your day. This concert of music by Maurice Duruflé was conducted by CONCORA's founding conductor Richard Coffey with Larry Allen at the organ.
Part four in our continuing series of videos is the airy and glorious Sanctus from the Duruflé Requiem. We hope this small piece of joy will bring some light to your day. This concert of music by Maurice Duruflé was conducted by CONCORA's founding conductor Richard Coffey with Larry Allen at the organ.
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REACH
The REACH project is a commission by CONCORA, Chris Shepard, Artistic Director
Featuring the poem "Pandemic" by Lynn Ungar
Music by Martin Sedek
Featuring the poem "Pandemic" by Lynn Ungar
Music by Martin Sedek
Mass in B Minor Insights
with Artistic Director Chris Shepard
What's my "desert island" piece? Definitely the B Minor Mass! It is a work that can be explored endlessly, revealing staggering details of Bach's musical, theological, philosophical—and above all, humane genius. So rather than do a pre-concert lecture, I thought I'd do a series of audio-only podcasts about the different sections of the Mass. These are between 10 and 20 minutes in length, perfect for a walk or a drive. There will probably be about a dozen episodes in all. I keep the talk of music theory to a minimum, but delve a bit into the ways that Bach encodes important Lutheran theological concepts in the music. Think of it as The DaVinci Code for Bach lovers! Enjoy!
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