Verdi Requiem
The Dessoff Choirs perform Verdi’s transcendent masterpiece and a world premiere by Tania León
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra joins forces with Trinity Choir, Downtown Voices, and NOVUS to take the audience on a soul-stirring journey through Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. The epic work is paired with the world premiere of an exciting new choral work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Tania León commissioned for Dessoff’s centennial. Leading the powerful performance is Grammy-nominated conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather, director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus and music director of The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra.
Angela Meade, soprano; J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano; Won Whi Choi, tenor; Kevin Short, bass-baritone
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra joins forces with Trinity Choir, Downtown Voices, and NOVUS to take the audience on a soul-stirring journey through Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. The epic work is paired with the world premiere of an exciting new choral work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Tania León commissioned for Dessoff’s centennial. Leading the powerful performance is Grammy-nominated conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather, director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus and music director of The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra.
Angela Meade, soprano; J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano; Won Whi Choi, tenor; Kevin Short, bass-baritone
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