Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs: Britten’s War Requiem
When:
Sunday, May 4, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $12 for the general public and $6 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Andrew Megill, conductor; Cynthia Hu, soprano; Sumner Thompson, tenor; David Newman, baritone; Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, University Chorale, University Singers, Northwestern Camerata, and Alice Millar Chapel Choir
Composed between 1961 and 1962, Benjamin Britten’s Op. 66 War Requiem was commissioned for the consecration of England’s new Coventry Cathedral in Warwickshire—built on the remains of the original 14th-century Cathedral of St. Michael, which was destroyed during a World War II bombing raid. The work interweaves the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with nine poems concerning war by Wilfred Owen, who had died in battle in France just a week before the end of the First World War. A statement of protest against conflict and violence, the War Requiem remains a powerful and poignant musical expression to this day.