Only a third of Mozart’s Requiem, his famous choral-orchestral work, was written by the composer before he died. The unfinished work fell into the hands of his wife, who needed money; his students, who sought to ride on their professors' tailcoats; and the commissioner, who planned to claim the work as his own. Sort through the lies and uncover the truth behind Mozart’s most famous work.
Schedule
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - USM Wishcamper Rm 133 (this lecture will be immediately followed by a viewing of the 1984 movie, Amadeus)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Session 2: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - USM Wishcamper Rm 133
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Session 3: 2:15 p.m. lecture, 3:00 p.m. concert - First Parish Church, Brunswick
Session 1: Myth or Fact?: Mozart’s Requiem
Only a third of Mozart’s Requiem, his famous choral-orchestral work, was written by the composer before he died. The unfinished work fell into the hands of his wife, Constanze, who needed the commission money, and his two students Franz Xaver Süssmayr and Joseph Eybler, who sought to ride on their late-professors' tailcoats, and the commissioner, Count Franz von Walsegg, who planned to claim the work as his own. Sort through the lies and uncover the truth behind Mozart’s most famous work in this lecture by musicologist and conductor Dr. Emily Isaacson.
This lecture will be immediately followed by a viewing of the 1984 movie, Amadeus.
Free and open to the public.
Session 2: Reimagining Mozart’s Requiem
It is hard to believe that so many notes from Mozart’s most beloved choral work are not his. The version most commonly performed today is largely the work of Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Mozart’s student, who believed he was “unworthy” of the project. In the last two-hundred years, various composers and musicologists have tried their hand at completing the genius’ unfinished work. In this lecture-discussion, discover how artists of the last two-centuries have entered into a posthumous dialogue with Mozart.
OLLI members only. OLLI seminar participants will receive a discount code to purchase tickets for the October 27 concert.
Session 3: Mozart Requiem Renewal
Mozart’s Requiem, his famous Mass for the Dead, is shrouded in lies and secrets; less than half of the work written by the composer himself. Mozart Requiem Renewal uses every note that Mozart penned and realizes the rest to create a 21st-century celebration of life. Learn how classical conductor/composer, Dr. Emily Isaacson, Indie-rock singer-songwriter, Don Mitchell, and film composer, Joel Lindberg entered into a centuries long discussion to compose the missing elements of the Requiem and why they believe grieving is a heightened form of living.
Participation in this series is free. To register, call the OLLI office at 207-780-4406. Attendance is limited to 65 participants for the three-part workshop. Hosted in partnership with Classical Uprising and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. This series leads up to the Mozart Requiem Renewal concert on October 27, and November 2 & 3, 2024.