Mozart's Requiem
The All-Reunion Choral Sing
During the Commencement/Reunion Weekend, the Conservatory of Music planned to present an all-reunion choral sing in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Oberlin's historic performance of Mozart's Requiem at the National Cathedral following the Kent State shootings. Conducted by Dr. Gregory Ristow, Oberlin's director of vocal ensembles.
Scores and practice parts are available at https://bit.ly/reunion-sing (if the link does not redirect correctly when clicked, copy and paste into your browser search bar). Below are files from the actual performance at the National Cathedral!
Mozart's Requiem
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(National Cathedral bells toll at the end of the performance.)
Recent reviews of events of May 4-10th, 1970
OBERLIN STAGE LEFT: Oberlin Remembers Kent State
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esie1uxcteY - Premiered May 3, 2020
Opening video of the National Cathedral and Oberlin performance of the Requiem
Greg Ristow (’01) interviews Helen Paxton (’73) about her experience from May 4th to May 9th and being in the performance on May 10th followed by a performance of the Requiem.
MEMORY AND MEMORIAL by Helen S. Paxton ’73 May 4, 2020
Special feature from the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine
https://new.oberlin.edu/oam/memory-and-memorial/
Helen Paxton writes about her experience at Oberlin in the Spring of 1970, the Kent shootings, and her experience during the days afterwards leading up to the performance of the Mozart Requiem at the National Cathedral. The printed program is shown at bottom of the article, along with the recording of the performance.at the National Cathedral.