Summer Concert May 2017

Summer Concert May 2017

Requiem, Op. 9, by Maurice Duruflé was published in 1947. It had been commissioned six years earlier under the collaborationist Vichy regime, but Duruflé did not complete the work until 1947, post-world war II. The composer dedicated the Requiem to the memory of his...
Summer Concert May 2016

Summer Concert May 2016

Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Carmina Burana is part of Trionfi, a musical triptych that also includes Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite. The first and...