CHORAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY SINGS BRAHMS AND RUTTER

A SPRING EVENING OF ROMANTIC     AND INSPIRING CHORAL MUSIC

The Choral Art Society of New Jersey will present its annual spring concert at 8:00 P.M., Saturday, May 17 featuring two great works: one by Johannes Brahms, his Liebeslieder Waltzer for choir, solo quartet, and piano-4 hands; and the other, Requiem, by John Rutter.  

Brahms set his charming love songs in the dance-like Landler style.  They depict the ups and downs of courtship with a sense of adoration and longing that is absolutely engaging (no pun intended).

Rutter's Requiem is an uplifting version of the familiar requiem mass with added material that makes the theme contemplative in a very personal manner.  The accompaniment is uniquely delivered by a handful of instruments chosen by the composer for their ability to "paint a picture in musical tone colors".  Choral Art will be joined in the third movement by soprano Maureen Francis singing the beautiful "Pie Jesu".

Tickets may be purchased at the door: $20./$15. seniors & students. For more information, please visit:
http://www.casofnj.org  .