YOUTHFUL JOY TO ETERNAL LIGHT

From the radiant joy of youth to the profound reflections of his final days, this opening concert traces the extraordinary arc of Mozart's creative life. Beginning with Missa Brevis in G, K49—Mozart's earliest surviving mass, composed when he was just 12 years old—and culminating in the monumental Requiem, audiences are invited to experience the remarkable journey of a musical genius whose voice continues to inspire the world.

Program
- Missa Brevis in G, K49
- Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Robert D. Levin completion)
- Featuring the Choir and soloists of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
- Mt. Vernon Virtuosi Orchestra, Amit Peled, Conductor
- Christian Lane, Choir Director and Organ

About Mount Vernon Virtuosi 
Baltimore-based Mount Vernon Virtuosi is an innovative chamber orchestra of exceptional young musicians who are in transition from their studies to a professional career. Founded by cellist, pedagogue, and conductor Amit Peled, the ensemble alternates between a free-of-charge concert season in several Baltimore area communities with events in Virginia, greater Washington DC, and beyond. The Mount Vernon Virtuosi regularly performs at three venues in Maryland – the Pratt Library in Baltimore, Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore, and St. Ann Catholic Church in Washington, DC.

About The Emmanuel Choir
One of the region's most adventurous and accomplished choral ensembles, The Emmanuel Choir is the sixteen-voice fully-professional choir of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Anchoring the worship life of the community week by week, the ensemble also presents a full concert season — "a concert series full of intriguing programs" marked by singing Washington Classical Review has called "strikingly beautiful." The choir performs more than 200 works each year in liturgy and concert.

No tickets needed. General admission, free and open to the public. Please arrive early for the best seats.