Washington National Cathedral Choirs Will Premiere Kleiberg’s Requiem

August 18, 2004

Washington, DC — The U.S. premiere of Ståle Kleiberg’s Requiem for the Victims of Nazi Persecution will take place at Washington National Cathedral at 7:15 pm on Saturday, September 11, 2004. Michael McCarthy, Director of Music at the Cathedral, will conduct the Cathedral Choirs, Cathedral Chamber Orchestra with soloists Diane Atherton, Barbara Hollinshead and Steven Combs in this work written in memory of those persecuted by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s.

The concert will be introduced by composer, Ståle Kleiberg; Mr. Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and the Right Reverend John Bryson Chane, Bishop of Washington. Tickets are $25 and $10 and can be purchased online (www.music.cathedral.org) or by phone (202)537-5757.

This concert takes place on the third anniversary of the attacks on America, and serves as a reminder that horrors of terrorism transcend any one time or generation. While this particular work carries a specific musical dedication to the millions that perished during the Holocaust, it resonates in our current environment of fear and uncertainty.

The Cathedral is pleased to present this concert in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy.

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