Mozart Requiem

Start: Saturday, March 15, 2025 8:00PM
End: Saturday, March 15, 2025 10:00PM

The Seattle Choral Company, under the leadership of founding director Freddie Coleman, is proud to announce the mid-season concert of their 43rd season, Mozart Requiem.

The performance will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, located at 1245 10th Ave East, Seattle. Attendees are also invited to a pre-concert discussion led by Director Coleman at 7:00 p.m.

The concert will feature two contrasting choral works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s iconic Requiem in D minor, K 626, and the world premiere of Epoch of Hughes, a newly commissioned piece by Emmy Award-winning composer Jasmine Barnes.

Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, composed during the final months of his life, is a revered masterpiece of the Classical repertoire. Its striking melodies and dramatic shifts explore themes of mortality with intensity, pleading, and quiet reflection. Shrouded in mystery—unfinished due to Mozart’s untimely death and linked to an enigmatic commissioner—it remains a favorite among performers and audiences for its profound emotional depth.

Paired with this timeless masterpiece is Jasmine Barnes’ Epoch of Hughes, a groundbreaking new work created specifically for the Seattle Choral Company. This piece is inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes, one of America’s most celebrated Black poets, and uses Hughes’ reflections on the four seasons as its foundation. As Barnes explains, “These poems collectively tell a story of an epoch, or a passage of time, in Hughes’ life, serving as an homage. Each poem reflects the world around the poet. I chose to immerse myself in the soundscape of Hughes’ life while incorporating elements of my own musical language. Overall, I believe this piece captures the vastness and complexity of American music.”

This premiere represents an exciting addition to the contemporary choral repertoire, and audiences will have the rare opportunity to hear Barnes’ work brought to life for the first time. Jasmine Barnes herself will be in attendance for this historic performance, making the evening even more memorable.

For the performance of Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, the SCC will be joined a quartet of accomplished Seattle soloists: Ellaina Lewis, soprano; Sarah Mattox, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Rumph, tenor; and Zachary Lenox, baritone. Members of the North Corner Chamber Orchestra will complete the roster of guest artists for this immersive concert experience.

Prices:
General Admission: USD 27.00,
Senior: USD 22.00,
Youth/Student: USD 5.00,
Child 6 to 10: USD 0.00

Artists: Freddie Coleman, Conductor, Ellaina Lewis, soprano, Sarah Mattox, mezzo-soprano, Stephen Rumph, tenor, Zachary Lenox, baritone, North Corner Chamber Orchestra, Jasmine Barnes, composer