CMSC commemoration of Easter Sunday victims
View(s):The Chamber Music Society of Colombo conducted by Gregory Rose perform Fauré’s Requiem on 19th of October at 7.30 pm at All Saints Church, Borella.
Six months after the tragic events of Easter Sunday, 2019, the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) and conductor Gregory Rose will seek to bring peace and solace to the survivors and those affected through the message of music. Choosing Gabriel Fauré’s exquisite requiem, the free concert will be held at All Saints’ Church, Borella, with the entire collection going towards the Easter Sunday Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the Archdiocese of Colombo.
The CMSC orchestra, led by Lakshman Joseph-de Saram and the CMSC Chorale, will be helmed by Maestro Gregory Rose, the acclaimed British conductor and composer. Gabriel Fauré’s exquisite requiem will feature Soprano solo-Anagi Perera, Baritone solo-Harin Amirthanathan, Organ-Denham Pereira.
Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem is a paragon of the choral repertoire. Composed between 1887 and 1890, it has often been seen as a response to the opulent, dramatic and even operatic requiems that were popular at the time. The concert is a gift to the people by the musicians and singers of the CMSC and conductor Rose, All are welcome, first come, first served.