MOZART’S SPLENDID FINALE
Mozart’s glorious Requiem in D minor is the featured masterwork when Ars Musica presents “Mozart’s Splendid Finale”
WHEN: Saturday, May 30, 8:00 PM (Please join us for a free Preconcert Talk one hour before the concert)
WHERE: Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood NJ
WHEN: Sunday, May 31, 5:00 PM (Please join us for a free Preconcert Talk one hour before the concert)
WHERE: St. John the Baptist Church, 69 Valley Street, Hillsdale NJ.
TICKETS: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; under 13 admitted free. Ars Musica has partnered with local restaurants for a dining discount the day of each concert; details are available online.
Conducted by Music Director Dusty Francis, the program is an exploration in music and letters of the final year of Mozart’s life. In addition to the beloved Requiem, the audience will hear the exquisite “Ave Verum Corpus” as well as excerpts from “The Magic Flute,” the String Quintet No. 5 in D major, the Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, and the Clarinet Concerto in A major. Multi-instrumentalist Susan LaFever will be both the solo hornist and the organist for the concerts. Ms. LeFever is a founding member of the Zinkali Trio and has been called “bold and striking” with “a confident lyric quality” by the New York Times.
Saturday’s performance in Ridgewood will showcase the talent of Ars Musica’s Encore Young Artist Program. Join Maestro Francis and Ms. LaFever for a preconcert discussion offered each performance one hour before the concert.
This program is made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Ars Musica is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
