[NEohioPAL]TrueNorth Cultural Arts Performs Mozart’s Requiem K.625

[Carol Cordova]

TrueNorth Cultural Arts will be hosting a special concert in honor of 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 251st Birthday on Saturday, January 27th, 2007 at 
the Westlake High School Performing Arts Center located at 27830 Hilliard 
Blvd. (1/2 mile west of Dover Center) in Westlake.

TrueNorth’s Chorale and Symphony, under the direction of Rick Fortney, will 
be performing Mozart’s Requiem K.625.  75+ musicians will be coming together 
to bring to you one of the most glorious works ever written.  The Mozart 
Requiem was the first concert ever performed by TrueNorth in its inaugural 
1999 season.

The Requiem is burdened by biography.  Whether or not one has seen the film 
“Amadeus,” it is hard to escape the poignancy of a Mass for the dead written 
in the last months of a great composer’s tragically short life.  The 
biographical place of this piece, left unfinished at Mozart’s death, almost 
inevitably affect the way we hear and think about the work.  It probably 
prompts reflection on his mortality.  This view is reinforced by an anecdote 
reported in the 19th century according to which Mozart essentially called 
the work his own Requiem; there are reasons to doubt the authority of this 
story, but its impact has been large.

Two TrueNorth Quartets will be singing the Requiem Quartet Sections 
featuring Debbie Chelco, Kristen Jones, Dawn Liston, Sharon Pervo, Kit 
Pontius, David Graves and Rob Grandy.

In addition to the Requiem, the TrueNorth Symphony, under the direction of 
James Traxler, will be performing two Mozart Sonatas and soprano Leah 
Crocetto is returning with an encore performance from being featured at 
TrueNorth’s Christmas concert. She will be singing a number of Mozart arias 
in honor of his birthday.  Ms. Crocetto, amazing vocal stylist in any genre, 
recently performed her debut solo recital at Weil Recital Hall at NYC’s 
Carnegie Hall.

TrueNorth Cultural Arts is a multi-disciplinary arts organization committed 
to building and strengthening individuals and the community through the 
performing arts, the visual arts, and the humanities. TrueNorth's vision is 
two-fold: To educate, equip, and empower individuals so they can embrace and 
succeed in the creative arts, and to envision and encourage a community 
where creative arts and art appreciation flourish.

Tickets sold in advance are $8 adults and $5 for students/seniors and can be 
purchased through any TrueNorth musician or through the TrueNorth Gallery 
located at 33491 Lake Road, Avon Lake next to the Avon Lake Theater. Gallery 
hours are 12noon-7pm, Monday-Friday and 9am-4pm on Saturday. Tickets will 
also be available at the door for $10 or $8 for students/seniors (age 65+). 
Further information can be found at TrueNorth’s web-site, www.TNCArts.org, 
or by calling TrueNorth Cultural Arts at (440) 933-7771.

_________________________________________________________________
Fixing up the home? Live Search can help 
http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG