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Date
March 22, 2025 7:30PM
Location
Old Cabell Hall
Name
Mozart Requiem
Description
Benjamin Rous, conductor
A.D. Carson, rapper
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Patrick Dailey, countertenor
Gene Stenger, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
UVA University Singers
This concert is sponsored in part by UVA Arts.
Patrick Dailey’s appearance is made possible by the Davidson Guest Artist Fund.
Underwritten in part by the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.
BARBER Adagio for Strings (1936) 9′
CARSON & metaphors (2024) 15′
MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (1791) 46′
Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
Taken from Barber’s String Quartet and arranged by him for orchestra, the Adagio for Strings is moving in its stark simplicity, often heard as an expression of grief in American moments of national tragedy. But it has also found its way into movies and soundtracks, becoming one of classical music’s most recognizable works.
A.D. Carson, & metaphors
UVA Associate Professor of Hip-Hop & the Global South A.D. Carson raps with the Charlottesville Symphony in the world premiere performance of a thought-provoking work commissioned from him for the orchestra’s 50th anniversary.
Wolfgang Amadè Mozart, Requiem
Mozart’s final, unfinished composition turned out to be his own musical memorial. Its deeply personal, dramatic power contrasts darkness and light through the redeeming language of the Requiem Mass. Charlottesville Symphony Music Director Benjamin Rous has invited four soloists known internationally for their compelling Mozart interpretations to join the orchestra and the UVA University Singers in this highlight of the 50th Anniversary Season.