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Oratorio Society
Presents Concert
Area music lovers should not miss the Front Royal Oratorio Society, under the direction of George T. Amos, as they present Johannes Brahms’ Requiem in concert at the Front Royal Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 21. A nursery will be provided.
This second concert of the society’s thirty-sixth season follows Amos’ acclaimed debut as Musical Director at this winter’s double Christmas performances at RandolphMacon Academy and the Presbyterian Church. The Brahms, Amos explains, is “not your standard requiem text,” but rather ‘a collection of seven anthems put together for the purpose of a requiem.” Amos considers the Requiem the best of Brahms’ choral works, noting that his style of writing is rich in harmony and feeling.”
The success of the Requiem, first performed on Good Friday, 1868, marked the beginning of Brahms’ intemation fame as a composer of great significance. The text, sung at this concert in English, is characterized by an emphasis on the comfort, joy, and praise of a loving God.
The very talented Judy Connelly is again on board as organ accompanist. Soloists for the concert, both members of the chorus, are soprano Kathy Moschel and baritone Terry Lively.
The Oratorio Society is comprised of singer from Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties who meet weekly, fall through mid-spring, to rehearse for two concerts, Christmas and spring. For more information, write the Front Royal Oratorio Society at P.O. Box 1768, Front Royal, Va. 22630.
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