MOZART ’ S REQUIEM / MOZART ’ S MYSTERIOUS REQUIEM ( OFF THE CUFF )
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday , November 30 , 2017 , 8 pm Saturday , December 2 , 2017 , 7 pm Off The Cuff
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Friday , December 1 , 2017 , 8:15 pm Off The Cuff Sunday , December 3 , 2017 , 3 pm
Marin Alsop , Music Director Alisa Jordheim , soprano Diana Moore , mezzo soprano Benjamin Butterfield , tenor Michael Dean , bass-baritone University of Maryland Concert Choir ,
Edward Maclary , Director of Choral Activities
Christopher Rouse
Berceuse Infinie ( World Premiere , BSO Commission )
INTERMISSION
Berceuse Infinie and Intermission are included on November 30 and December 3 programs only
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D Minor , K . 626 ( compl . Süssmayr ) Introitus - Requiem Kyrie Sequenz Dies irae Tuba mirum Rex tremendae Recordare Confutatis Lacrimosa
Offertorium Domine Jesu Hostias Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei Communio
Alisa Jordheim Diana Moore Benjamin Butterfield Michael Dean University of Maryland Concert Choir ,
Edward Maclary , Director of Choral Activities
The concert will end at approximately 9:50 pm on Thursday and Friday , 8:30 pm on Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday .
PRESENTING SPONSORS :
About the Artists
Marin Alsop
For Marin Alsop ’ s bio , please see pg . 10 .
University of Maryland Concert Choir
The University of Maryland Concert Choir is comprised of singers chosen by audition from across the College Park campus . Under the direction of Edward Maclary , the ensemble has established a reputation for excellence in the performance of a wide range of symphonic literature , both on and off campus .
The UMD Concert Choir made its debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Marin Alsop in performances of Britten ’ s monumental War Requiem to mark the composer ’ s centenary . During the 2014 – 2015 season , the choir performed the Mozart Mass in C Minor under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki . In the 2015 – 2016 season , the ensemble returned for widely hailed performances of Brahms ’ Ein deutsches Requiem , led by BSO Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz . The UMD Concert Choir has also become a regular collaborator with Jack Everly and the BSO SuperPops .
Among the ensemble ’ s many other collaborations with major conductors , significant performances include Bach ’ s St . Matthew Passion with Helmuth Rilling , Duruflé ’ s Requiem with Donald Runnicles , Mozart ’ s Requiem with Christoph Eschenbach , Bach ’ s Mass in B Minor with Iván Fischer and most recently , Handel ’ s Messiah , under the direction of Laurence Cummings .
The University of Maryland Concert Choir last appeared with the BSO in April 2017 , performing Arvo Pärt ’ s Credo and Stravinsky ’ s Symphony of Psalms , Marin Alsop , conductor .
SUPPORTING SPONSOR :
OFF THE CUFF SERIES SUPPORTING SPONSOR :
The World Premiere of Christopher Rouse ' s Berceuse Infinie is made possible through the major support of the Solomon and Elaine Snyder Fund for New Music . Additional support is provided by the Amphion Foundation .
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