Boston, MA, USA
Avenue of the Arts Chorale
http://www.bostonsings.org
Central Congregational Church, 85 Seaverns Avenue, in Jamaica Plain (MA). Following the performance, Rev. Rick Chrisman of Central Congregational offered a benediction. Conductor: Anne Watson Born, Music Director. Soloists: Sabrina Learman, soprano; Elizabeth Shearer, alto; Richard Simpson, tenor; and Stephen Pixley, bass. Avenue of the Arts members were joined onstage by more than 100 singers and musicians representing 15 musical organizations from throughout the Greater Boston area, including: Back Bay Chorale, Brookline Chorus, Brookline Music School, The Choral Art Society, Chorus Pro Musica, Dedham Choral Society, Heritage Chorale, In Choro Novo, Masterworks Chorale, New England Classical Singers, Newton Choral Society, Polymnia, Sharing a New Song, Spectrum Singers, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and Zamir Chorale.

"This morning I was part of a choir that sang Mozart's Requiem in a medium sized Congregational church in Jamaica Plain. This was part of a worldwide choral commemoration of 9/11 where choirs in every time zone sang this piece to honor those lost at exactly 8:46 AM. There were about 110 singers and another twenty in the orchestra. The church building reminded me a lot of my church in Milton - - big clear glass windows letting light pour into a spacious sanctuary painted in light pastels. The crowd filled the hall and the balcony, lined the back walls, filled the doorways of the vestibule and spilled out onto the lawn. All the musicians gave their best. The music evoked the emotions of fear, sadness, and anxiety through its several movements, and finally in the last movement the voices and instruments went from a complex fugue that crescendoed to a firm final unison note that shook the risers, letting us all know the tremendous power of many people coming together as one." - Michael Maholchic

Framingham, MA, USA
Bose Early Music Singers
The Bose chorus, accompanied by Beth Adelman and Beth Cohen on piano, sang movements from the Requiem including the slow meditative piece, Lacrymosa, a forceful Dies Irae, Kyrie and Sanctus; and a separate motet, Ave Verum Corpus. The group also had a few sing-along pieces including "America." A kaddish was performed as well.

"It only seems fitting that Bose Corp., which designs speakers that help deliver the emotional impact of music, would sing the Requiem to express the emotion of marking the first anniversary of the tragedy."

"During times of sadness, singing is a deep expression of emotion," - Glen Campbell, leader of the Bose Rolling Requiem Singers.

Newburyport, MA, USA
First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist
http://www.frsuu.org
First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 8:46 p.m. Area choral singers performed Mozart's Requiem. The performance was preceded by a candlelight vigil and processional beginning at 8:15 p.m. in Market Square. Frances Burmeister, conductor; Robert Littlefield, organist. All area choral singers were invited to participate.

"I had the pleasure of singing in the Rolling Requim program in Newburyport, MA last night at 8:46 pm. What a fantastic experience and memorable way to honor our sheroes of 9/11.

Frances Burmeister, brand new to the area, pulled together a chorus of over 100 voices and soloists that the Boston Symphony would have envied! Her sense of humor and patience created a work that enriched our community and made us feel part of a world commemoration. Thank you so very much for your inspiration. It was an honor to participate." -Nancy Lemcke

South Attleboro, MA, USA
The Williams Chorale
http://hometown.aol.com/lowernarow/wmchoral.htm

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