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Moores School of Music: Verdi's Requiem: a Defiant Requiem

Presented by Moores School of Music at University of Houston - Moores Opera House

May 1, 2009

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The University of Houston Moores School of Music presents Verdi's Requiem: a Defiant Requiem.

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The University of Houston Moores School of Music presents Verdi's Requiem: a Defiant Requiem.

Featuring:
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and combined MOORES SCHOOL CHORUSES
Murray Sidlin (pictured),* conductor
Franz Anton Krager, orchestral direction
Betsy Cook Weber, Richard Robbins, Justin Smith, choral direction
Cynthia Clayton, soprano
Melanie Sonnenberg, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
Hector Vasquez, bass-baritone

Scheduled Program:
Distinguished guest conductor Murray Sidlin leads the school's combined forces in a moving version of the Verdi Requiem inspired by prisoners of Nazi concentration camp Terezin who gave 16 performances, singing "libera me" and "salva me" boldly and directly to their captors. Illuminated by video footage and narration by prisoners, this is, indeed, a "Defiant Requiem."

*Indicates Guest Artist.

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University of Houston - Moores Opera House

3800 Cullen Blvd.
Houston, TX 77204-0001

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Tickets:

$15 general admission
$10 patrons over age 55 and students with a valid ID

Times:

7:30pm

Phone: 713.743.3313

Parking:

Entrance #16 (off Cullen Blvd.)

There is metered parking in the first row of lot 16B and for a fee there is gated parking in the first two rows of lot 16F. Parking is usually free on weekends.

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