Join us this March for Requiem
Tickets are on sale now for the West Village Chorale’s upcoming winter concert, Requiem, on Saturday, March 22nd at 5:00PM.
Requiem creates a dialog between two pieces for chorus and orchestra: the beloved Requiem of Gabriel Fauré and Seven Last Words of the Unarmed a recent (contemporary) work by Joel Thompson (b. 1988). Thompson’s work adapts the traditional setting the “Seven Last Words from the Cross” to explore the tragedy and complex emotions of the final words of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and four other Black men whose untimely death came at the hands of those sworn to protect and serve. Fauré’s Requiem—long a staple of choral repertoire—provides the counterpoint with its focus on eternal rest and consolation.
Please be advised that the content of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed may be upsetting to some audiences.
Deck the (radio) halls!
For the second year in a row, members of the WVC, under the direction of guest conductor Henco Espag, recently appeared on-air with Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s All of It with Alison Stewart to bring some carols to the city’s airwaves and promote the Caroling Walk and Holiday Concert. You can listen here! (Photo courtesy of Alison Stewart.)
