Requiem

This concert commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the infamous industrial tragedy that was a catalyst for improved factory safety standards and workers' compensation laws in New York City. In remembrance of the 146 garment workers who lost their lives in the disaster, The Manhattan Choral Ensemble will perform Maurice Duruflé's Requiem and a set of new works created especially for the occasion. The MCE has commissioned four New York City-based composers - George Andoniadis, Victoria Bond, Ricardo Llorca, and Martha Sullivan - to set selections from Jonathan Fink's sequence of poems "Conflagration and Wage: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911." These pieces will be interspersed with the movements of the Requiem, creating a unique tribute to the victims of the 1911 tragedy.

8pm, Saturday, March 12, 2011

Church of the Incarnation
209 Madison Avenue (corner 35th St. and Madison Ave.)
New York City
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Ticket Price

Adult - General Adm $25.00 Senior/Student - General Adm $15.00 Reserved Premium $35.00

New Music for New York

To further our mission of creating new works for choir by emerging NYC composers, the MCE will perform four brand new works, and the audience will vote on the grand prize winner during intermission! Rounding out the evening will be a set of folksongs and favorites as featured on our most recent CD, Of Love and Song.

8pm, Saturday, May 21, 2011
Venue TBD

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