Choir
Mozart’s Requiem with BBC Singers & Eric Whitacre in Edinburgh
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Date night
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Sun, 9 May 2027
- Time
- 15:00 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- City
- Edinburgh
- Conductor
- Eric Whitacre
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
Eric Whitacre leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers in Mozart’s Requiem and his own choral works at Usher Hall, featuring soprano Eleanor Dennis.
Why it's fantastic
Experience the haunting beauty of Mozart’s final masterpiece alongside the glowing, atmospheric choral textures that have made Eric Whitacre a modern favourite. This programme balances the Requiem’s intense drama with delicate contemporary works, offering a perfect entry point for anyone who enjoys rich vocal harmonies and cinematic orchestral soundscapes.
Programme
- 01Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
- 02Eric Whitacre: Go lovely rose
- 03Lucy Walker: There is no rose
- 04Eric Whitacre: The River Cam
- 05Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
- 06Eric Whitacre: Stopping by woods on a snowy evening
- 07Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626 (completed Duncan Druce)
Soloists
- Eleanor Dennis soprano
