Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Beethoven Missa Solemnis

Presented by the Choral Society of Durham
 
SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 2025 | 4:00 PM

Start DateSun, May 18, 2025 4:00 PM

TICKETS

Full Price: $25
Student (ID Required): $5
Youth 18 & Under: $5
Age 30 & Under: $15
Groups 10+: $22.50
General Admission

VENUE

Baldwin Auditorium
Duke East Campus

Directions to Venue

PROGRAM


Rarely performed because of the sheer difficulty of singing it, Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis was considered by the composer to be his greatest composition, a culmination of his life-long desire to combine music and philosophy. The full power of this piece, according to one writer, lies in the glory of its vision, that musical struggle required, and the joy of obstacles overcome. The Choral Society’s 150 singers are joined by a superb orchestra from Mallarmé Music and a quartet of professional soloists.