The Tarleton Choral Program and Cross Timbers Civic Chorale will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterpiece setting of the Requiem Mass, the Mass for the dead, at 7:30pm on April 2 in the
Clyde H Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
Though Mozart left this work unfinished at the end of his short life, another composer, Franz Süssmayr completed the work soon after Mozart's death. He did this at the request of Mozart's wife, Constanze, who was eager to bolster her husband's legacy and secure funds for her family's livelihood.
Constanze needed to keep this secret, and the result is that the work achieved mythical status almost immediately.
Mozart's Requiem setting is a perennial favorite, capturing the drama of the texts for the Mass: mournful pleas for rest and peace are side by side with dramatic depictions of the day of wrath and judgment.
This performance will be one of remembrance. Singers and players will dedicate their music to the memory of friends and loved ones, and the audience is invited to do the same. Framed pictures with stands may be placed on the edge of the stage prior to the concert.
It is our hope that this act and display will remind all of the purpose of the Requiem Mass: it is ultimately a service of mourning, a prayer for peace, and the music of hope.
The chorus will be joined by guest performers from Dallas-Fort Worth Musicians as well as students and faculty, including Heather Hawk, Iwao Asakura, Jason Baker, Deanna Erxleben, and Dmytro Perevertailenko. Carlos Saenz, choral director at Fossil Ridge High School, will perform the tenor solos.
Tickets are $10, general admission, and available now through our choristers or at 6pm at the box office on the evening of the performance.
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