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Mozart's Requiem in D minor (K. 626) is an unfinished Mass for the Dead. Set to traditional Latin text, the music is a profound meditation on grief, mortality, and the Day of Judgment, combining terrifying visions of divine wrath with deeply personal pleas for mercy, eternal rest, and salvation. Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at the time of his death on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35.
He had only fully written out the vocal lines and the bass line for the opening sections, leaving the orchestrations and middle parts as sketches. To ensure the piece was finished (and to receive the final payment for the commission), Constanze Mozart hired several of his students to complete the work. Ultimately, his young pupil Franz Xaver Suessmayr finished the orchestration, fleshed out the missing harmonies, and composed several of the final sections based on Mozart's initial sketches and verbal instructions
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This event is part of the following series:
London Pro Musica Choir 2026-27 Concert Series
September 8, 2026 - June 30, 2027
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Mozart's Requiem Presented by London Pro Musica Choir
Mozart's Requiem will be at St. James Westminster Anglican Church in London, ON on Friday, March 26, 2027.Doors Open at 7:00PM EDT, and the Show Starts at 7:30PM EDT. Mozart's Requiem includes London Pro Musica Choir. St. James Westminster Anglican Church is located at 115 Askin St, London, ON.Cutoff is Friday, March 26, 2027 5:59 pm EDT unless it sells out earlier.
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