Submitted by Joanne De Pue on August 9, 2021 - 3:55pm
Edwin Outwater leads the Quince Ensemble and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the premiere performance of Bryan’s Requiem. Photo: Todd Rosenberg.
Composer Courtney Bryan’s Requiem, written for the vocal quartet Quince Ensemble (of which School of Music faculty soprano Carrie Shaw is a member) was originally intended to showcase the group and satisfy the composer’s longtime wish to write an a cappella requiem, but became a piece uniquely apt for our time. Learn more in this review and interview with the composer conducted by New York Times critic Joshua Barone.