The Coffee Hour — Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Mozart’s Requiem with the SLSO

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We explore requiems today, specifically an upcoming performance of Mozart’s Requiem with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra!

First, the Rev. Brian Hamer, US Navy Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what a Requiem is and what texts make up a requiem, which ones are familiar to Lutherans, and how we can appreciate the beauty of requiems in light of our Lutheran doctrine. Read Chaplain Hamer’s writing on the Requiem at whatdoesthismean.org/lifted-voice–brian-hamer/rescuing-the-requiem-the-sanctus.

Then, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, performing the upcoming Mozart Requiem with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her journey to becoming a professional vocalist, some of her favorite performances and composers, what makes Mozart’s Requiem unique, and what she loves about singing this Requiem. Find more from Kelley at kelleyoconnor.com.

Find more information about this performance from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on November 9 & 10 at shop.slso.org/8089.