Ein Deutsches Requiem

Greenville Church Presents Ein Deutsches Requiem

Scarsdale, NY - The Greenville Community Church announces the concluding event in its 2010-2011 Recital Series, innovative performances of great music held in the sanctuary of Greenville Community Church, located at 270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale, New York.

On Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 4:30 p.m., the series will present Manami Hattari, soprano, Giuseppi Spoletini, bass-baritone, members of the Greenville Community Church Choir, guest choralists, and Corazon Bisda, pianist, in a performance of Johannes Brahms’s “Ein Deutsches Requiem.” Mr. Spoletini will conduct the ensemble.  Once entitled “A Human Requiem,” this work expresses the journey from grief to consolation, hope and joy.

An acclaimed soloist, Manami Hattori has sung many concerts and recitals throughout Japan, the United States and Europe. On the operatic stage, Ms. Hattori has sung the roles of Suor Angelica, Musetta, Micaela, and Cherubino. Her performance may also be seen on her DVD, as Hira in The Thief of Love by Hummingbird Films.

Mr. Spoletini, a versatile Canadian musician, has performed widely on the American and Canadian opera and concert stage in such roles as the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Il Conte in Le Nozze di Figaro, Figaro in Il barbiere di Seviglia,and  Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte.  His recordings include “Now Sings My Soul,” a gospel/inspirational CD.

Corazon Bisda received her BM in piano and composition, with honors, from Santa Isabel College; her MM of Music in piano from the Mannes College of Music and her DMA in piano from the Manhattan School of Music. She has been featured as a distinguished pianist, chamber musician, accompanist, arranger and composer.

There is no required charge for admission; however, a good will offering in support of the church's Recital Series would be gratefully accepted.  For further information regarding the recital or directions, please call Greenville Community Church at 914-723-1266 or visit www.greenvillechurch.org.

Ein deutsches requiem, Op. 45

Ein deutsches Requiem, notes on Brahm's selection of biblical texts

Ein Deutsches Requiem, Nach Worten Der Heiligen Schrift Fuer Soli, Chor Und Orchester (Orgel Ad Lib.)

Choral masterworks from Bach to Britten, reflections of a conductor

Brahms's "Ein deutsches Requiem", dialectic and the chromatic middleground