Macon, GA —“Eternal rest grant unto them, O, Lord.”   This is the English translation of the first line of the requiem mass.   On Sunday, April 22nd at 4:00 P.M., the Choral Society of Middle Georgia, the Mercer University Choir, the Mercer Singers, and the McDuffie Center of Strings under the direction of Dr. Stanley Roberts, Associate Dean of the Townsend School of Music at Mercer University, and accompanist Jonathan Poe, will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final masterpiece.

The Mozart Requiem is famous for its powerful and moving choral tapestry. It was commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg in July 1791 as a memorial to his wife who had recently died at the young age of just 21.  Mozart was working on the Magic Flute at the time and didn’t start work on the Requiem until fall of that year.  However, he fell ill while working on the piece and died before it was completed.  At Mozart’s death, the piece was completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Mozart’s pupil who had helped Mozart in his last days.

“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine up them.” Allow the perpetual light of the Mozart Requiem to shine on your Sunday afternoon on April 22^nd.  Concert time is 4:00 P.M. at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon.  Tickets are $10 to the general public.  Mercer students and faculty are free with Mercer ID.  For more information, please contact The Choral Society of Middle Georgia at 478-216-7841 or  www.csmga.org/ticket-info.