University Choral Ensembles to Present Fauré’s Requiem

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Master Chorale

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Choral Ensembles at the University of Arkansas will present Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in a performance featuring the Schola Cantorum, the Concert Choir, the Chamber Singers and the Master Chorale, with orchestra. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Walton Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and $1 for students.

More than 200 singers will take the stage to perform Fauré’s majestic and sublime work for chorus and orchestra. The first half of the concert will feature the Schola Cantorum, which will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, one of Bach’s earliest compositions.

For more information, contact the music department, 479-575-4701, music@uark.edu. To purchase tickets, call the Walton Arts Center, 479-443-5600.

“Music lovers of all ages will appreciate the beautiful sounds of the choirs, orchestra and soloists, and the deeply moving compositions by Fauré and Bach,” said Graeme Langager, director of choral activities in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.