Verdi's intention was to express the emotions of the words in the mass through music. Although some considered Messa da Requiem too operatic for a religious piece, it was nonetheless regarded as a masterpiece in its time and continues to be performed regularly today. Pre-performance talks begin in the Lied's Steinhart Room 55 minutes and 30 minutes prior to curtain. The concert is supported in part by Ruth Marie Amen and by the Miriam Croft Moeller Endowment of the Lied Performance Fund in memory of Lucille Tackley. At Kimball The School of Music presents guest artists Juliet White-Smith, viola, and Vergie Amendola, piano, at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 in Kimball Hall.
Admission is free.
For their program, White-Smith and Amendola will perform works by J. S. Bach, George Rochberg, and Johannes Brahms. White-Smith is associate professor of viola at the University of Northern Colorado. A native of Baton Rouge, La., she holds degrees from Louisiana State University and the University of Houston and received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music, where she was assistant to Professor George Taylor. White-Smith previously served on the faculty at Western Michigan. White-Smith has been a featured soloist with the Ft.