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Mozart's Requiem in D minor (K. 626) is timeless masterpiece of faith, humanity and eternal hope.
Set to traditional Latin text, the music is a profound meditation on grief, mortality, and the Day of Judgement, 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 & St. Marys United Church
Mozart's Requiem will be at St. Marys United Church in St.Marys, ON on Saturday, April 3, 2027.Doors Open at 1:30PM EDT, and the Show Starts at 2:00PM EDT. Mozart's Requiem includes London Pro Musica Choir. St. Marys United Church is located at 85 Church Street, St.Marys, ON.Cutoff is Saturday, April 3, 2027 12:29 pm EDT unless it sells out earlier.
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