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The Rolling Requiem rolled through Carlsbad at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 11th. The venue was St. Elisabeth Seton Parish. The sanctuary capacity is 880 and it was packed.
The Rolling Requiem was an event which featured a performance of Mozart's Requiem at 3:00pm in each time zone. The Requiem would role from time zone to time zone starting in New York and finishing in Hawaii. The idea was to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of 9/11.
I'm not sure about the title. "The Rolling Requiem" smacks of college football.
The format of the concert was a sing along.
The La Jolla Symphony Chorus, sans symphony, made up the core of the singers. Anyone who wanted to join could borrow a score and sit in the appropriate section--soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.
The performance started with Maestro David Chase rehearsing the chorus for about 40 minutes. The chorus sounded pretty good during the rehearsal. It was a big group, except for the tenor section.
I'd guess there were at least 150 total singers and maybe 20 to 30 tenors. Of those 20 to 30, it sounded like two or three were carrying the section. Poor guys. They hung in there although at times it sounded as if they'd just fallen of a cliff.
When the rehearsal was over, Maestro Chase asked that we skip the applause at the end of the piece and leave the concert with our own thoughts.
He wasn't preachy. He didn't tell us what to feel or think but that one statement emphasized that the music and the day were about something other than applauding talent.
There was a quartet of soloist and I was surprised to see my friends Chad Frisque and Ava Baker Liss up there. The Mozart's Requiem doesn't have any showy pieces for the soloists but there are some tricky ensemble sections.
The soprano, Mary Jaeb, had a short solo in the first movement. As she finished her little phrase, she ended it with a flourish of her head. It looked as though she was making the mark of Zorro with her nose. My friend and I gave each other sidewise glances to confirm that had just happened.
It's a small thing but that type of "head-ography" implies that the sound coming out of the singer is so wonderful that it must be released with a benediction. It's just a bit pretentious and distracting.
The overall sound of the chorus was good and there were some moments that sparkled.
This concert wasn't about being note perfect. It wasn't even about performing. It was about people coming together in community to share a piece of music with each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQUFQ_N0JI8
The Rolling Requiem rolled through Carlsbad at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 11th. The venue was St. Elisabeth Seton Parish. The sanctuary capacity is 880 and it was packed.
The Rolling Requiem was an event which featured a performance of Mozart's Requiem at 3:00pm in each time zone. The Requiem would role from time zone to time zone starting in New York and finishing in Hawaii. The idea was to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of 9/11.
I'm not sure about the title. "The Rolling Requiem" smacks of college football.
The format of the concert was a sing along.
The La Jolla Symphony Chorus, sans symphony, made up the core of the singers. Anyone who wanted to join could borrow a score and sit in the appropriate section--soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.
The performance started with Maestro David Chase rehearsing the chorus for about 40 minutes. The chorus sounded pretty good during the rehearsal. It was a big group, except for the tenor section.
I'd guess there were at least 150 total singers and maybe 20 to 30 tenors. Of those 20 to 30, it sounded like two or three were carrying the section. Poor guys. They hung in there although at times it sounded as if they'd just fallen of a cliff.
When the rehearsal was over, Maestro Chase asked that we skip the applause at the end of the piece and leave the concert with our own thoughts.
He wasn't preachy. He didn't tell us what to feel or think but that one statement emphasized that the music and the day were about something other than applauding talent.
There was a quartet of soloist and I was surprised to see my friends Chad Frisque and Ava Baker Liss up there. The Mozart's Requiem doesn't have any showy pieces for the soloists but there are some tricky ensemble sections.
The soprano, Mary Jaeb, had a short solo in the first movement. As she finished her little phrase, she ended it with a flourish of her head. It looked as though she was making the mark of Zorro with her nose. My friend and I gave each other sidewise glances to confirm that had just happened.
It's a small thing but that type of "head-ography" implies that the sound coming out of the singer is so wonderful that it must be released with a benediction. It's just a bit pretentious and distracting.
The overall sound of the chorus was good and there were some moments that sparkled.
This concert wasn't about being note perfect. It wasn't even about performing. It was about people coming together in community to share a piece of music with each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQUFQ_N0JI8