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The Program
André Thomas, guest conductor
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers
Reginal Unterseher, associate conductor
Justin Raffa, artistic director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr)
André Thomas - Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy
Concert Snapshots
Mozart’s Requiem was his final work. He died before completing it at the age of 35.
André J. Thomas composed Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy as a parting gift to the Tallahassee Community Chorus when he retired after more than 30 years as their director.
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Program Notes
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria
Died December 5, 1791, in Vienna, Austria
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (1791)
Last WWS Performance: May 16, 2006
Approximate length: 50 minutes
ANDRÉ J. THOMAS
Born August 15, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas
Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy (2019)
Last WWS Performance: First performance at tonight’s concert
Approximate length: 22 minutes