The Andover Choral Society celebrates the start its 82nd season by featuring Brahms' "Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45," his first major work for choir and orchestra.
The concert will be presented on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover.
"The glorious style was influenced by earlier composers such as Schutz, Bach, Handel, and Schumann, and knowledge of the Renaiisance and Baroque periods," according to the organization. "While the traditional Latin Requiem is a plea for the peace of the souls of the dead, Brahms seeks to provide comfort for the bereaved as his Requiem moves through images of death, despair, and consolation to triumph and hope. With this he established himself as a composer of genius."
Director Allen Combs, celebrating his 22nd season with the ensemble, joins with well known Boston soloists, soprano Sudie Marcuse and baritone Thann Scoggin, and aprofessional orchestra for this enduring masterwork.
Tickets are $20. For information and tickets, call 978-688-6353 or visit andoverchoral.org.
Handicapped accessible, this concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
