Mozart Requiem for Nepal

All proceeds to benefit America-Nepal Friendship Society earthquake relief fund

On April 25th, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the Nepal, bringing death and devastation to the small, peaceful nation.

Ancient buildings and domestic dwellings were flattened; villages were decimated and cut off from the world; and the human cost is staggering, with a death toll of over 8,000 and injuries numbering nearly 18,000.

Weeks later, on May 12th, a second earthquake struck the country; this quake was less powerful--7.3 on the richter scale--and brought about a smaller death toll, but the human toll--leaving many who already had very little with nothing at all--continues to mount.

This country--serene, beautiful, peaceful, rich in culture--needs our help. At a time when we are called to be good global citizens--indeed, good citizens of humanity--we must rise to the challenge and answer the call.

In response, we offer this concert: A time to celebrate life, love and culture; an opportunity to mourn, to grieve, and to come together to make a difference.

In partnership with the America Nepal Friendship Society, a New York City-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, this concert is being offered as a tribute to the people and nation of Nepal; funds from this performance will go to the relief effort.

Program

Barber - Adagio for Strings in memoriam

Presentation by members of the Nepalese Community

Mozart - Requiem, KV 626

Darynn Zimmer, Soprano

Yiselle Blum, Mezzo-Soprano

Joseph Michael Brent, Tenor

Robert Osborne, Baritone

Joseph Jones, Conductor