Mozart’s Requiem is a work of great drama and emotional depth. It features some of Mozart's most powerful and innovative choral writing, evoking a range of emotions from solemn and somber to gentle moments of comfort and peace. Adding to its enduring legacy are the circumstances of the work: it was commissioned by a "mysterious and anonymous stranger," but Mozart fell ill while composing the Requiem and died at age 35 before finishing the composition. He is said to have remarked on "feeling as if he were writing his own death music," a premonition which proved sadly true. 

We will perform the version completed by his pupil, Franz Xaver Süssmayr. Although there have been significant recompositions by modern musicologists, Süssmayr’s is the only completed performance version of the work contemporaneous to the composer.

A professional orchestra of 25 musicians will join the MWV Choral Society in presenting the Requiem. The orchestra, performing on original instruments of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, will also perform Mozart's 39th Symphony in E Flat Major, providing a rare chance locally to hear Mozart's music as it would have sounded in the composer's own time.

Mozart’s Requiem is a work of great drama and emotional depth. It features some of Mozart's most powerful and innovative choral writing, evoking a range of emotions from solemn and somber to gentle moments of comfort and peace. Adding to its enduring legacy are the circumstances of the work: it was commissioned by a "mysterious and anonymous stranger," but Mozart fell ill while composing the Requiem and died at age 35 before finishing the composition. He is said to have remarked on "feeling as if he were writing his own death music," a premonition which proved sadly true. 

We will perform the version completed by his pupil, Franz Xaver Süssmayr. Although there have been significant recompositions by modern musicologists, Süssmayr’s is the only completed performance version of the work contemporaneous to the composer.

A professional orchestra of 25 musicians will join the MWV Choral Society in presenting the Requiem. The orchestra, performing on original instruments of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, will also perform Mozart's 39th Symphony in E Flat Major, providing a rare chance locally to hear Mozart's music as it would have sounded in the composer's own time.

Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes and other works connecting the three psalms featured in this work.

Culomba (“dove” in Corsican) is a professional vocal ensemble specializing in close harmony folk singing. Their repertoire includes American folk traditions; music of Georgia, Corsica, and the Balkans; Renaissance music; and original compositions. The singers have toured internationally and studied with masters of these traditions, bringing their eclectic specialties to this unique ensemble. Dr. Daniel Fridley is a familiar presence at Epiphany, serving as our regular bass section leader in the Parish Choir.

The two choirs join forces, weaving together mesmerizing melodies and electrifying vocals in a breathtaking performance.

Arguably J.S. Bach’s most towering achievement, Emmanuel Music rounds out the 2024-25 performance season by putting our trademark stamp on the great Mass in B Minor, a work of vocal and orchestral mastery. Completed only one year before his death, Bach himself never heard the work, but used this setting of the Mass Ordinary to showcase the prowess, ingenuity, and flexibility he had spent his lifetime honing. Join us and immerse yourself in Bach’s magnificent sonic landscape, featuring eleven vocal soloists and an orchestra including 3 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 flutes, trumpets, horn, timpani, and strings.

The URI Opera Workshop, Devon Russo director, The URI Copncert Choir, Mark Conley director, and the URI Symphony Orchestra, Luis Víquez director combine forces to present the rarely performed Scenes from Goethe's Faust, a musical-theatrical work by the 19th century German composer Robert Schumann in a full production with costumes and sets.  This is the second of two presentations, the first show will be on the previous Saturday, April 26 at 7pm. 

For our season finale, we invite you to one of Handel's most popular operas, Ariodante. You won’t want to miss Boston Baroque’s first-ever performance of this significant work.

The URI Opera Workshop, Devon Russo director, The URI Copncert Choir, Mark Conley director, and the URI Symphony Orchestra, Luis Víquez director combine forces to present the rarely performed Scenes from Goethe's Faust, a musical-theatrical work by the 19th century German composer Robert Schumann.  This will be a full production with costumes and sets, and it may well be a U.S. premiere!  An Encore performance will be on Monday April 29 at 7pm.

For our season finale, we invite you to one of Handel's most popular operas, Ariodante. You won’t want to miss Boston Baroque’s first-ever performance of this significant work.

For our season finale, we invite you to one of Handel's most popular operas, Ariodante. You won’t want to miss Boston Baroque’s first-ever performance of this significant work.

On March 12, 14, and 15, Nightingale Vocal Ensemble presents Voices of Water, an evening of choral works exploring the aquatic and maritime history of Massachusetts. The program explores how water literally and figuratively shaped every aspect of the Commonwealth’s geology, economy, and society. Combining traditional and contemporary works, Nightingale Vocal Ensemble aims to reveal just how vital this precious resource is to our lives past, present, and future.

Fridley will sing with Cappella Clausura for the opening concert of their 24-25 season. Cappella Clausura focuses primarily on the works of hitherto neglected female composers, and this season is the first with the new Artistic Director, Holly Druckman!

Fridley will sing with Cappella Clausura for the opening concert of their 24-25 season. Cappella Clausura focuses primarily on the works of hitherto neglected female composers, and this season is the first with the new Artistic Director, Holly Druckman!