The Dessoff Choirs: Brahms' 'Ein deutsches Requiem'
$42-$102 ($27 student/senior)
- Will Liverman, baritone
- Joélle Harvey, soprano
- Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
- Kent Tritle, conductor
- Christopher Shepard, conductor
Kicking off its centennial season, Dessoff presents Brahms' Requiem at The Town Hall, led by Malcolm J. Merriweather and featuring renowned artists baritone Will Liverman and soprano Joélle Harvey. Dessoff has invited all alumni to join on stage for this beloved work. In addition, former Dessoff conductors Kent Tritle and Christopher Shepard will speak and conduct some of the Requiem movements.
About The Dessoff Choirs
The Dessoff Choirs, under the baton of Malcolm J. Merriweather, music director, is one of the leading choruses in New York City, with an established reputation for pioneering performances of choral works from the Renaissance era through the 21st Century. Since its founding in 1924, Dessoff's mission is to enrich the lives of its audiences and members by giving voice to new or rarely heard, forgotten music and composers; and to bring great choral works to New York audiences in new ways.
Dessoff is celebrating its Centennial over the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons with programs that reflect music from our rich history as well as move us forward into the next 100 years with new collaborations and commissions.
https://www.dessoff.org/About Will Liverman, baritone
About Joélle Harvey, soprano
About Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
About Kent Tritle, conductor
About Christopher Shepard, conductor
Music Director of The Masterwork Chorus, Chris Shepard also serves as Music Director of the Worcester Chorus in Worcester, Massachusetts, and CONCORA, Connecticut's oldest professional choir. His choirs have collaborated with a number of orchestras, such as the Juilliard Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, in venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Radio City Music Hall in New York, as well as the Royal Festival Hall in London and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
https://www.masterwork.org/about/staff/