The Erie Philharmonic will conclude the 2025-2026 season with Britten's War Requiem, a piece that requires over 300 musicians ...

More than 300 musicians with the Erie Philharmonic rehearse Britten's War Requiem on May 7 at the Warner Theatre ahead of its ...

The performance offered "a vast range of dynamics from ritualistic murmurings to full-throated climaxes." In all, it was a deeply moving concert; the program repeats Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at ...

Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem” is a rare beast. Most only get the chance to conduct the piece once or twice in their lives, but director of choral organizations and conducting Prof. Andrew Megill ...

A beautiful symphony hall is like a sanctuary. It’s a place where members of a community gather to share a common experience. With phones off and conversations muted, there is communion between people ...

An expanded roster of 84 Erie Philharmonic musicians, 129 members of the Erie Philharmonic Chorus, 57 young singers from the ...

Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was composed in 1961 for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral – newly rebuilt following its destruction in the Second World War. Britten took as his inspiration the ...

"My subject is war and the pity of War... All a poet can do today is warn." These lines come from Wilfred Owen, a British poet and soldier who died at age 25 just one week before the armistice that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland’s stacked this weekend with big-named comedians in town, the Cleveland Orchestra, celebrations at ...

Streaming platforms for Benjamin Britten's War Requiem haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Imagining what Benjamin Britten might think about his iconic War Requiem becoming a vehicle extoling gay rights is enough to stop thought in its tracks. The great gay composer, who died in 1973, ...