About the Music
MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Gould 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors (world Premiere)
Named for the ancient god of music, healing and the sun, Apollo’s Fire is a GRAMMY®-winning ensemble. The period-instrument orchestra was founded by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell. Dedicated to the baroque ideal that music should evoke the various Affekts or passions in the listeners, Apollo’s Fire brings to life the music of the past for audiences of today, with Passion. Period.
Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest and revolution, Mozart composed his masterful Requiem in 1791 – as aspirations for democracy were unfolding in France, Haiti, and the American colonies. At the same time, economic forces were creating a personal crisis for Mozart – a situation that resonates for so many people today. Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to revisit Mozart’s Requiem alongside a world premiere by composer Eric Gould. 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors evokes the neglected voices of African, Caribbean, and Native American peoples from the time of Mozart’s Requiem. Jeannette Sorrell leads 70 of the nation’s finest period-instrument specialists and early music singers in these concerts.
For more Information, please visit:
https://apollosfire.org/event/mozart-requiem/
Performing Artists
Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Guadalupe Paz, mezzo
Jacob Perry, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Apollo’s Musettes, treble youth choir
Apollo’s Singers, professional chamber chorus
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