Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice to World War I, The Clarion Choir joins forces with the Cathedral Choral Society (Washington, DC), the Kansas City Chorale, The Chamber Choir of St. Tikhon’s Monastery (PA), and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the baton of Maestro Leonard Slatkin to give the world premiere of Alexander Kastalsky’s epic Commemoration for Fallen Brothers. This work, written in 1917 by the leader of the Moscow Synodal School of Choral Singing, honors those who lost their lives in the 'Great War'. The piece is an ecumenical Requiem representing the different languages, faiths and musical traditions of France, Serbia, Great Britain, Russia, India, Romania, Japan and the United States. The world premiere of this work will take place in Washington, DC, at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, October 21st, commemorating the Armistice Centenary. An additional performance of the a cappella version of this work (recently recorded by Clarion), Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes, will take place at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on Sunday, October 14th.

Concert I:

    Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes 
   - Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926)  
      
    The Kansas City Chorale     
    The Clarion Choir     
    Charles Bruffy, conductor          
    
    Sunday, 14 October 2018, 2pm     
    National WWI Museum and Memorial
    Kansas City 

Concert II:

    World Premiere:
    Bratskoye Pominoveniye (Commemoration for Fallen Brothers) 
   - Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926)   
     
    Cathedral Choral Society     
    The Clarion Choir 
    The Kansas City Chorale 
    St. Tikhon's Choir 
    
    Orchestra of St. Luke's 
    Leonard Slatkin, conductor          
        
    Sunday, 21 October 2018, 6pm
    Washington National Cathedral
    Washington, DC