Pacific Chorale To Perform Mozart's REQUIEM, 3/18

Pacific Chorale, the resident choir of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, will be taking 100 of the choir's singers to the new Musco Center for the Arts, where they will be performing Mozart's Requiem on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. The choir will be accompanied by members of Pacific Symphony. John Alexander, the organization's conductor of 45 years, who is retiring in June, will conduct.

The Requiem Mass in D minor was composed by Mozart in Vienna in 1791 and was left unfinished at the composer's death on December 5 that same year. A completion dated 1792 by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece to commemorate the February 14 anniversary of his wife's death.

The program for the March 18 concert also includes Ave verum corpus by Mozart; Litanies à la vierge noire by Poulenc; and Mass in G by Schubert.

The concert is being underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. David Janes of Newport Beach.

To purchase tickets, ranging in price from $20 to $45, call Pacific Chorale at 714/662-2345 or visit www.pacificchorale.org. Tickets may also be purchased at muscocenter.org.

(Photo Credit: Pacific Chorale Facebook)

ABOUT PACIFIC CHORALE

Pacific Chorale (PC) has delighted national and international audiences with concerts of great choral music performed at the highest musical standards since 1968. Under the artistic leadership of John Alexander, the organization produces a series of concerts each year at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, where it serves as the sole resident choir.

The mission of Pacific Chorale is to enrich and educate the community by demonstrating outstanding leadership in the performance, creation and preservation of choral music.

Pacific Chorale is recognized for exceptional artistic expression, preserving and performing classical choral music as well as stimulating American-focused programming. Pacific Chorale presents a substantial performance season of its own and is sought regularly to perform with the nation's leading symphonies. Under the inspired guidance of Artistic Director John Alexander, Pacific Chorale has infused an Old World art form with California's hallmark innovation and cultural independence, developing innovative new concepts in programming, and expanding the traditional concepts of choral repertoire and performance. The organization boasts over 30 world premieres and has released 14 self-produced recordings.

In addition to its long-standing partnership with Pacific Symphony, the Chorale has performed with such renowned American ensembles as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Musica Angelica.

John Alexander and the Chorale have toured extensively to over 19 countries - in Europe, South America and Asia - and has collaborated with the London Symphony, the Munich Symphony, L'Orchestre Lamoureux and L'Orchestre de St-Louis-en-l'Île of Paris, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the China National Symphony, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Estonian National Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional of Argentina.

In 2015, Pacific Chorale announced the retirement of its conductor, John Alexander, who will be serving through June 30, 2017 as Artistic Director and then will become Artistic Director Emeritus. In the same announcement, Robert Istad was named the next Artistic Director; Istad currently serves in the role of Associate Conductor.