Duruflé Requiem
with guest organist Joseph Galema of the United States Air Force Academy
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:30 PM
at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church – 10150 East Belleview Avenue, Greenwood Village, CO
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Maurice Duruflé
The Requiem by Maurice Duruflé is based on the meditative plainchant melodies of the early church. Duruflé’s compositional style is ethereal and transcendent, with polyphonic sections that are reminiscent of the most beautiful Renaissance motets. A master organist, Duruflé’s compositional style allows the instrument to be subtle and powerful – almost in the same breath. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the great choral masterworks of the twentieth century.
Joseph Galema
Joseph Galema is Music Director and Academy Organist at the United States Air Force Academy, a position he has held since September 1982. At the Academy, he is music director for the Cadet Chorale and The Academy Singers, in addition to playing the organ for hundreds of annual services and tours held in the famous Cadet Chapel. Galema also joined the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver in September 2008 as Organ Instructor. As a featured organ soloist, Galema has toured throughout the United States, England, France, Scandinavia and the Baltic States.
