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Celebrating 80 Years, the North Carolina Master Chorale presents Verdi’s Requiem

Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30PM at the Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, NC

Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic Requiem Mass set for four soloists, double chorus and large orchestra soars with operatic grandeur. For the first time in 15 years, the Master Chorale returns to this stunning masterpiece. From the opening breathless murmuring prayers of the chorus to the antiphonal brass and thundering blows of the bass drum you will be spellbound.

Opera Roanoke presents Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem

Sunday, April 23 at 4:00PM at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, VA

Opera Roanoke, Blacksburg Master Chorale, the combined orchestral forces of the Opera Roanoke Orchestra and the Virginia Tech Philharmonic, and the Georgia Boy Choir come together for a production of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, a harrowing and timeless work written for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed during the Battle of Britain in World War II. Hailed as a masterpiece, Britten’s work symbolizes the senselessness of war and the importance of reconciliation.

Featuring guest artists:
soprano, Danielle Talamantes
tenor, Barry Banks
baritone, Weston Hurt

An intimate chamber series, Strathmore Music at the Mansion presents an evening of Henry Dehlinger’s music.

Thursday, May 18 at 6:30PM and again at 8:30PM at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, MD

In a jewel box space of the Strathmore Mansion, be whisked away into the luxurious harmonies, enticing motifs, and tonal tapestry of composer Henry Dehlinger’s unique creations written specifically for the voices of husband and wife, bass-baritone, Kerry Wilkerson and soprano, Danielle Talamantes. The composer himself will collaborate on the piano.