A Requiem for All Souls
Grief is something we were never meant to carry alone. This fall, we're gathering a 17-member professional orchestra and a large choir of volunteer singers to offer Fauré's Requiem as part of a liturgy for All Souls, sung in the intimate 1893 chamber version edited by John Rutter. We'd love for you to be part of it, whatever your background.
All voices are welcome. Whether you sing every Sunday or haven't sung in a choir since school, there is a place for you here. Sign up below, and everything you'll need — rehearsal schedule, practice recordings, and music — will come to you as it's ready.
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Signing up simply adds you to the list. The practice files and rehearsal schedule are posted below, and we'll email updates as the performance approaches.
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Thank you — check your inbox for a confirmation. The practice recordings and rehearsal schedule are posted right here below, and we'll email updates as the performance approaches.
Practice Files
Coming soon
For every movement, you'll find a recording of each part sung by a professional singer, so you can learn your line at home, at your own pace.
They're here! For every movement, each voice part sung on its own by Matthew Curtis — the professional tenor behind Choral Tracks, who sang three seasons with the Grammy-winning ensemble Chanticleer — plus all voices together and the accompaniment alone. Pick your part and learn your line at home, at your own pace.
Open the practice filesAnd to learn the Latin: a tap-to-hear guide to every word, broken into syllables with the stressed one marked and a note on each line's trickier sounds.
Open the pronunciation guideRehearsal Schedule
Coming soon
Rehearsal dates and times will appear here. Everyone who has signed up will get an email as soon as the schedule is set.
Practical Details
- Cost
- There is no cost to sing with us. Music is provided and there is no participation fee of any kind. The concert itself is free and open to the public.
- Call time
- Singers arrive at 5:45 pm on Friday, October 30, for the 7:00 pm performance. If the drive makes that difficult, write to us and we will work it out.
- Attire
- Black trousers or a long black skirt with a plain white shirt, long-sleeved, opaque, and tucked in. Ordinary white is fine, so please do not worry about matching anyone else. Black shoes and socks. If any of this is difficult, write to us and we will sort it out.
Questions of any kind are welcome at [email protected].