Everyone is invited this Friday, November 1st, All Saints’ Day, to enjoy the
Fauré Requiem, presented free to the public at 8 PM by the combined choirs of
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and Peace Lutheran Church, accompanied by organ
and a chamber orchestra of strings and French horns. The soprano and baritone
soloists are graduate music students at the University of Texas.
The 7 movement Fauré Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 was composed by Gabriel Fauré
between 1887 and 1890 and will be sung in Latin. Duration will be a little
over one hour.
The presentation is free and will be held at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church,
located across from the overlook on US 183 about 2 miles north of Bee Cave
Road. For those using a GPS the actual address is.1500 N. Capital of Texas
Highway, Austin 78746 .
Claire and I would love to have you come. We both will be singing in the choir
ensemble.
Tom Bray
