Johannesburg Bach Choir
Soloists: Hendré van Zyl (bass) and Linelle Wimbles (soprano)
Conductor: Tim Roberts
Organ: Kevin Kraak

Sunday 17 April 2011
15:00
St. Martin's-in-the-Veld
Corner Cradock and Eastwood Roads, Dunkeld
Tickets: R80.00
Secure parking

Gabriel Urbain Fauré; 12 May 1845 - 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers. Among his best-known works are his Nocturnes for piano, the songs 'Après un rêve' and 'Clair de lune'and his 'Requiem'
Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 between 1887 and 1890. This choral–orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the best known of his large works. The most famous movement is the soprano aria 'Pie Jesu'. Camille Saint-Saëns said of it, "just as Mozart's is the only 'Ave verum Corpus', this is the only 'Pie Jesu'." [Source: Wikipedia]