Eleventh Annual MasterWorks Concert Series Brahms, GERMAN REQUIEM

Concordia Master Choral, The Concordia Choir and Orchestra
Dr. Michael Busch, conductor

Saturday, April 28 • 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 29 • 3:00 p.m.
Concordia Center for Worship and Performing Arts
(reserved seating)

With his largest symphonic work, Johannes Brahms confronts one of the greatest struggles of our human existence. The emotional response to the death of a loved one is a universal experience for which we all seek answers. In his German Requiem, Brahms provides words of comfort for the ailing soul. He carefully selected passages from Luther's translation of the Bible, including the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha. Long considered a classic, Ein deutsches Requiem is a nobly spiritual work that avoids an overtly theatrical sensibility. Instead, its symphonic breadth and strength utilizes classical principles that harken back to the style and techniques of Bach. Brahms created this masterpiece for all of humanity and is a shining statement of faith in the promise of new life.

$12 general/$10 students and seniors; FREE tickets for Concordia students, staff, and faculty
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