Mozart's Requiem to Honor John F. Kennedy

The Schiller Institute will present a performance of Mozart's Requiem in D minor and remarks of remembrance at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, on January 19, 2014, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the performance of Mozart's Requiem and pontifical mass for John F. Kennedy held at the Cathedral on January 19th, 1964. The intention of the concert is best summed up by Kennedy's own words delivered just three days before his death on the occasion of the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, "From the past, man obtains the insights, wisdom and hope to face with confidence the uncertainties of the future." Nothing expresses the deeper meaning of those words better than Mozart's most beautiful final composition. The concert will be performed by the Schiller Institute Chorus along with an orchestra and soloists assembled for the occasion, at the "Verdi" tuning of A=432 Hz. The concert will begin at 3:00 p.m. and is open to the public free of charge. Info: (617) 340-6544. requiemconcert@schillerinstitute.org