and included the American University Chamber Singers (Daniel Abraham, director), The Catholic University of America Verdi Choir (Murry Sidlin, interim conductor), Longwood University Camerata & Chamber Singers (Pamela McDermott, director), University of Virginia Chamber Singers (Michael Slon, director), Virginia Commonwealth University Commonwealth Singers (Erin Freeman, conductor), and Virginia State University Concert Choir (Patrick McCoy, interim director). The chorus also included a number of guest singers including Raphael and Alexander Krasa, son and grandson of the late Edgar Krasa – who sang all 16 performances of the Verdi Requiem while imprisoned in Terezín – ensuring a direct connection between the 2022 ensemble and Rafael Schächter’s 1944 chorus.
20 TH ANNIVERSARY DEFIANT REQUIEM PERFORMANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE Photo credit: Randy Sager
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