Brahms Requiem Sing-Along
Saturday, March 21 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Community Sing & Fundraiser
Join the Seattle Bach Choir for a read-through of Johannes Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem, conducted by Artistic Director Dan Mahraun and accompanied by pianists Rey Chen and Al Berg.
This Lenten-season event is a fundraiser for the Seattle Bach Choir.
Details
- Suggested donation: $30 (larger gifts appreciated)
- No reservation required
- Payment at the door: cash, check, or credit card
Donations may be made in honor or memory of others. Recognition certificates are available and can be mailed to you or the honoree.
Participation
- Sung in the original German
- German language coaching provided at the event, pronunciation tracks are available here.
- Please bring your own score (print or electronic, see following resources if you don’t have one yet)
Scores & Resources
- Purchase score: Sheet Music Plus (about $11 + shipping)
- Free PDF: IMSLP.org
- Recording: Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Groot Omroepkoor, Karina Canellakis, conductor (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
- Rehearsal tracks: Cyberbass.org • Choralia.net
About the Work
At approximately 70 minutes, Ein deutsches Requiem is Brahms’s largest work. We will use the piano four-hands version, first performed at the 1871 London premiere and long favored for both public and private performances.
Venue
Faith Lutheran Church, longtime musical home of the late Nan Beth Walton, former Director of Music at the church and a leader of the Seattle Bach Choir. The church now features a 9-foot Grotrian-Steinweg concert grand piano, an instrument ideally suited to this music.