DERRICK SKYE A Rage of Peace (RPO Commission)
BRAHMS A German Requiem
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Jasmine Habersham, soprano
Christopher Maltman, baritone
Eastman-Rochester Chorus
![The Eastman Rochester Chorus, RPO, and soloists Jasmine Habersham and Christopher Maltman with conductor Andreas Delfs](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6abe83d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x800+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2F0c%2Fb082cb5946efb1fd1a8f3a1ec38a%2Fgr.png)
Los Angeles based composer Derrick Skye was “in the house” in November 2022 when the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performed the world premiere of his work commissioned by the RPO as a companion piece to the Brahms Requiem. A Rage of Peace explores themes of motherhood, mentorship, and love for those around you. Brahms’ German Requiem, called a “Human Requiem” by the composer himself, was crafted to comfort the living in the face of mortality. Brahms wrote the piece while grieving the death of his mother.
![Andreas Delfs rehearses the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra with baritone Christopher Maltman](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bb9b199/2147483647/strip/true/crop/634x677+0+0/resize/880x940!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcc%2F88%2Fcd240d2c4d128331d860675a580b%2Fandreasgr.png)
Read critic Daniel Kushner’s review here.
Hear more from the artists, including composer Derrick Skye, in conversation with WXXI’s Julia Figueras.
WXXI Classical presents the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-2023 season on Mondays at 8 p.m. on Classical 91.5/FM-HD 91.5-1. Brenda Tremblay hosts.
This concert will be rebroadcast on September 11, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.