SCCO and Octavo Singers to perform Verdi's Requiem concert

SCCO and Octavo Singers to perform Verdi's Requiem concert

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra (SSSO) and the Octavo Singers of Schenectady are preparing for a performance of Verdi's Requiem on Sunday, April 13 at Proctors in Schenectady.  The Messa da Requiem by Guisseppe Verdi was born in the 1800s as a Catholic funeral mass. During the Holocaust, the Requiem was reportedly performed approximately 16 times between 1943 and 1944 by prisoners at a concentration camp,…

SIU Choral Union, Concert Choir to perform Brahms’ German Requiem

CARBONDALE — The combined talents of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Choral Union and Concert Choir will showcase composer Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem during a free, public concert April 15 in Shryock Auditorium.