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Chorale CdA: “Requiem” at the FOX
Sunday, April 08, 2018, 03:00pm
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Singers of the Chorale Coeur d’ Alene will present two Requiems - one more than 100 years old and the other brand new - at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox in Spokane on Sunday, April 8.
French composer Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem in D Minor.” written in the late 1800s and first published in 1900, is the focus for the first half of the concert.
And the young American composer, Dan Forrest, is featured in the second half with his “Requiem for the Living” which has become wildly popular with choruses around the world since its publication in 2013.
While the word “requiem” may be off-putting for some concert-goers, Chorale Artistic Director Dr. Stan McDaniel said the two major works are anything but glum or morose and judgmental.
Both Faure and Forrest, he said, “shifted the focus from death, judgment and the need for repentance to hope and the promise of eternal life.”
Forrest agrees. As he put it, “the work is a prayer for rest for the living as much as for the deceased.”
“It’s a grant us rest, even more than a grant them rest.”
 Both works are lush, filled with beautiful melodies. Forrest, however, got a bit mischievous in the second movement of his work, saying he wanted “to write something stern or even a bit ‘nasty,’ instead of sicky-sweet or sappy.”
His “Sanctus” section was inspired by stunning images of deep space captured by the Hubble telescope.
And Forrest’s closing section, Dr. McDaniel said, “portrays light, peace and rest - for both the living and the dead.”
For the concert in Spokane, the Chorale’s 70 singers will be complemented by 21 instrumentalists, many of whom are present or past members of the Spokane Symphony, and by the Chorale’s resident accompanist, David Brewster.
Chorale Coeur d’Alene, a non-profit organization has been promoting quality choral music from its inception in 2001.  Their primary focus is to present beautiful and uplifting sacred music based on the belief that music is an art form that transcends all boundaries of religious creeds and brings unity, peace and joy to all who attend their concerts. For complete information about the concert season, soloists, the Chorale and our Artistic Director visit www.choralecda.com.

Formerly The Northwest Sacred Music Chorale – Celebrating The Sacred Chorale Music Tradition
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Admission:
$20 Adult
$15 Seniors or active military
$10 Students

Tickets are available at: foxtheaterspokane.org.
Tickets also available day of concert at the door.

 

Location Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox Spokane, WA