Requiem for Whitman features the opulent a cappella Messa di Requiem by Ildebrando Pizzetti. The requiem offers the full range of emotion with sections for double choir, lush harmonies, and an evocative setting of the “Dies irae” Gregorian chant. Two pieces by William Schuman, a newly commissioned work by Douglas Geers, and J.S. Bach’s funeral motet complete the opening concert for the Dessoff Choirs.

Pre-concert talk – 3:15 pm
Poetry of Walt Whitman
Dr. Karen Karbiener

Carols of Death                                      William Schuman (1910-1992)

Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228               J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

As Adam, Early in the Morning           Douglas Geers (b. 1968)

Messa di Requiem                                  Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968)

For tickets: http://www.dessoff.org/events/2018/11/11/requiem-for-whitman