Fri, Feb. 23, 2007, 8pm, St. James’s Episc. Ch., New London
Sat, Feb. 24, 2007, 6pm, St. Paul Church., Kensington
Gabriel Faure: Requiem
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Program:
Mozart - "Exsultate, Jubilate"
Samuel Barber - "Adagio for Strings"
Gabriel Faure - Requiem

Soloists:
Jurate Svedaite-Waller, soprano
James Shaffran, baritone

The St. Paul Church, in conjunction with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and the CT Lyric Opera, will present Faure’s sublime Requiem on Saturday, February 24 at 6 PM at St. Paul Church in Kensington.

Also in program: “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber, and “Exsultate, Jubilate” by Mozart. Soloists for the event will be James Shaffran, baritone and Jurate Svedaite-Waller, soprano.
Making his return to the area as the Baritone soloist is James Shaffran, a Grammy-award winner and frequent soloist with the National Opera and Maestro Placido Domingo, who was heard last season as Marullo in CT Lyric Opera’s Rigoletto.

Opposite him as the Soprano soloist is Jurate Svedaite-Waller, well known to area audiences, and who most recently performed as Contessa in CT Lyric Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro.
The performance will be conducted by the St. Paul’s Music Director, Adrian Mackiewicz, and featuring members of CLO’s chorus and New Britain Chorale, all will be accompanied by the CT Virtuosi.