Brahm's Requiem

Many people sadly dont get over to the music school very often. Every weekend something is always going on over there and not very many students are informed, or bother to go! 

Last weekend the music school worked very hard to perform Brahm's Requiem. It is one major work, with six different pieces within it. The performance takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes and their is no intermission and the performers dont really get a break (that is a long time to perform at once!). The Requiem requires a symphony and hundreds of voices! The Huxford Symphony Orchestra (the U of A orchestra made up of U of A students) took care of the orchestra part.  Both choirs, the University Choir and University Singers combined forces to tackle the very demanding vocal part. In all there were probably about 300 or more people up on the Concert Hall stage. I have never seen that many people crammed on one stage! The Requiem is a very hard piece to perform and will probably never be done again here in Tuscaloosa! It was a real treat for those who got to hear it! They performed Friday night and Sunday afternoon! I went Sunday afternoon and the house was packed :), which is something you dont normally see! If you did go I hope you enjoyed it! If you didnt.....the music school really does have some great things to offer to our campus and I hope you will try to make it over there at least once!