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Item details

Date

March 23, 2025 3:30PM

Location

MLK Jr. Performing Arts Center

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

Patrick Dailey’s appearance is made possible by the Davidson Guest Artist Fund.
These concerts are supported by:
UVA Arts 
Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation 
Carl Roskott Fund for Special Programming
UVA Arts Council

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.

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