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Requiems Français – the Requiems of Fauré & Duruflé

Join King’s Counterpoint chamber ensemble VOX REGIS as they present two of the most popular and beautiful Requiem settings, penned by iconic French composers Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Duruflé.  Joined by our very special guest, organist Paul Reese!
Fauré composed his Requiem in d minor, Op. 48, between 1887 and 1890. In seven movements, the work is scored for soprano and baritone soloists, mixed choir, orchestra and organ. Different from typical Requiem settings, the Dies Irae is omitted, replaced by Pie Jesu, and the final movement In Paradisum is based on a text that is not part of the liturgy of the funeral Mass, but of the burial.

$30 Resv, $25 General, $20 Seniors, $10 Univ, Under 18 FREE

Image: “View of Graveyard,” oil on canvas painting by Louis Dumoulin (1860-1924), 19th Century French Impressionist School. Canvas 81 x 59 cm; framed 100 x 79 cm.