"Casop: A Requiem for Rice"

Casop: A Requiem for Rice Choral Performance conducted by Thomas Douglas and performed by Colour of Music Festival Chorale

Casop: A Requiem for Rice is a new piece of contemporary classical music commissioned by the Pittsburgh Foundation Benjamin Harris Memorial Fund and Nicky Horvitz Gordon Memorial Fund, the Heinz Endowments Small Arts Initiative, and the Opportunity Fund.  A true marriage between West African and European classical traditions, Casop: A Requiem for Rice is a modern and African-American inspired take on a classic requiem in the spirit of Verdi, Mozart, Faure, and Britten.  It mourns the souls of the enslaved who died on Lowcountry rice plantations, their bodies unburied, their suffering unmourned, and their sacrifices unmarked for future generations.

A Choral Performance in tribute to Casop: Requiem for Rice will highlight the talents of Conductor, Thomas Douglas, Artistic Director of the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, librettist Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, and the Colour of Music Festival Chorale with piano accompaniment.

Complimentary Meet The Artists reception to follow.