Evansville Philharmonic - BRAHMS REQUIEM

DOORS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PURCHASE TICKETS TWO HOURS PRIOR @ 5:00 PM

DOORS OPEN TO THE EVENT ONE HOUR PRIOR @ 6:00 PM

THIS PROGRAM SETS THE STAGE FOR A JOURNEY THROUGH MUSIC’S ABILITY TO CONFRONT, HEAL, AND UNITE. THE EVENING OPENS WITH KENJI BUNCH’S SUPERMAXIMUM, A VISCERAL, URGENT WORK THAT CONFRONTS MODERN SOCIETAL TENSIONS WITH RAW EMOTION AND RHYTHMIC DRIVE. BRAHMS’ A GERMAN REQUIEM, BY CONTRAST, OFFERS A MESSAGE OF COMFORT, NOT FEAR—A BALM FOR THE SOUL. FEATURING THE EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS AND SOLOISTS LAURA SANTAMARIA-MENDEZ AND MICHAEL DEAN, THIS MONUMENTAL WORK DRAWS ON SACRED AND SECULAR TEXTS TO REFLECT ON LOSS, REMEMBRANCE, AND THE PROMISE OF PEACE. RATHER THAN DWELL IN SORROW, BRAHMS INVITES US TO EMBRACE HARMONY BETWEEN GRIEF AND HOPE.