Facing The Unknown: Brahms’ Requiem

Experience the premier full symphonic chorus and orchestral presentation of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem in the National Capital Region. Presented by the Choral Arts Society of Washington under the direction of Artistic Director Dr. Marie Bucoy-Calavan, Facing the Unknown brings together the massive vocal power of the Choral Arts Symphonic Chorus with the Madrigalchor of the University of Music and Theatre Munich and the full Choral Arts Orchestra.

Set within the world-class, acoustically engineered hall of The Music Center at Strathmore, this performance guarantees pristine instrumental definition and choral clarity, allowing every intricate fugal line and dramatic orchestral swell to soar. As the centerpiece of Choral Arts’ season-long partnership with the German Embassy, this transformative concert creates a profound thematic dialogue between grief, memory, and solace.

Brahms’ monumental masterpiece of human comfort is paired with Jake Runestad’s poignant A Silence Haunts Me, an extraordinary work exploring Ludwig van Beethoven’s entry into deafness. Together, these masterworks forge an unmatched musical journey through darkness toward hope, establishing this performance as a definitive choral event of the Washington, D.C. season.

FEATURED WORKS:

Ein Deutsches Requiem, Johannes Brahms

A Silence Haunts Me, Jake Runestad