On Sunday, September 11, ProMusica Arizona (PMAZ) is honored to join concert groups across the country performing Mozart’s Requiem in memory of that day 10 years ago when the towers fell and our nation’s history forever changed. This powerful and moving one-hour tribute--The 9-11-11 Project: A Requiem of Remembrance-- starts at 3 p.m. in different time zones across America and “rolls” across the country in churches and auditoriums from the East Coast all the way to Hawaii. PMAZ is honored to be participating in this unique, once-in-a-lifetime national event. It is especially fitting that PMAZ’s all-volunteer chorale and orchestra is performing in honor of both the victims and of those ordinary people called upon to do extraordinary things on that day—these are your friends and neighbors offering the gift of their talents in tribute to the fallen and the brave.
The Rolling Requiem will be performed at the Community Church of Joy (just north of 101 on 75th Ave) in Glendale at 3 p.m. For this performance, ProMusica Arizona members will be joined by singers from the Community Church of Joy, Scottsdale Community College, and several other churches. In all, more than 150 singers and musicians will deliver this momentous performance. To assist with the occasion, the Daisy Mountain Honor Guard will appear in dress uniform to serve as ushers, and a single bagpipe will pipe in the Honor Guard as they present the colors before the performance begins. The Church of Joy seats up to 1400 people.
If you cannot attend the national Rolling Requiem performance at 3 p.m., a second performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley (6947 E. McDonald Dr., 1/4 mile west of Scottsdale Road on McDonald). Sean McGarry, new Executive Director for PMAZ, encourages anyone who cannot attend the afternoon performance to come to the evening concert. “This is such a unique performance opportunity; we want everyone to be able to attend, which is why we scheduled the duplicate performance at Valley Presbyterian. Everyone is welcome. We especially encourage people who are now or have been firefighters or first responders to attend—this is a tribute to you as well as those who gave so much on that day.”
Reservations are not required for either concert and there is no admission charge, although donations may be requested. The concert is being sponsored by Marketplace One, which has underwritten approximately $6,000 of related expenses.