The Wellesley Choral Society, under the direction of Edward Whalen, will present its final concert of the season on Sunday, May 14, at 3:00 p.m., at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington St.
The theme of the concert is “Masters of the Mass” and the music performed will be the Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Mass in G Major and the Niccolo
Jommelli (1714-1771) Missa pro defunctis (Requiem). The Choral Society will be accompanied by Hisako Hiratsuka on piano, a string quintet, and soloists Mary Sullivan, Soprano; Jennifer Webb, Mezzo; Michael Calmes; and Michael Meraw, Baritone. The Jommelli Requiem is a rarely performed work.
The Wellesley Hills Congregational Church is accessible and there is ample free parking. Audience masking will be required. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door: general admission $20, seniors and students $15, ages 12 and under are free. The WCS has donated a limited number of free tickets to the Wellesley Council on Aging at the Tolles-Parson Center, 500 Washington St. Please call 781-235-3961 to see if tickets are still available.
This concert is supported, in part, by a grant from the Wellesley Cultural Council.
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