Christ the King music festival gathers sacred music enthusiasts for complicated compositions and community | Articles
As night fell on the feast of All Souls, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem in D Minor” filled the soaring expanses of St. Francis de Sales Oratory in south St. Louis.The choir’s performance of the Requiem, accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra led by Adrian Walker, wasn’t just an opportunity to master difficult music: It was the chance to bring the sacred composition back into the context of the Mass, said oratory […]