Mar 26 2022
America’s Requiem – A Knee on The Neck

America’s Requiem – A Knee on The Neck

Presented by National Philharmonic at Music Center at Strathmore

America’s Requiem commemorates the life and tragic loss of George Floyd with the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s A Knee on The Neck, composed around the backbone of the poetry of Dr. Herbert Martin and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale under the direction of Maestro Piotr Gajewski, along with featured vocalists J’Nai Bridges, Normal Shankle, and Kenneth Overton. The program concludes with Mozart’s seminal Requiem in D Minor, also featuring Soprano Aundi Marie Moore.

Guest Artists: Aundi Marie Moore, soprano; J'Nai Bridges, mezzo soprano; Norman Shankle, tenor; Kenneth Overton, baritone; The Washington Chorus with Chorusmaster Eugene Rogers

Program:
Adolphus Hailstork, A Knee on The Neck (World Premiere)
INTERMISSION

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Süssmayr), Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
All guests at any indoor National Philharmonic event must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 with their ticket upon entry to the theater. Masks will be required in the hall through the duration of the performance. Full safety guidelines for NatPhil can be found here.

Admission Info

Tickets and more information about the performance can be found here.

Phone: 301-493-9283

Email: info@nationalphilharmonic.org

Dates & Times

2022/03/26 - 2022/03/26

Location Info

Music Center at Strathmore

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Parking Info

For full parking information and directions, please visit www.strathmore.org/your-visit/directions-and-parking

Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.

Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.