Sarasota’s all-professional chamber vocal ensemble

Gloria Musicae, Sarasota’s all-professional chamber vocal ensemble, will mark its 30th anniversary with a gala performance at the Sarasota Opera House on April 13, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

The concert will feature the Southeastern premiere performance of Mozart’s unfinished Great Mass in C minor with missing final movements reconstructed by Robin Levin. Levin, a Mozart scholar, pianist, Harvard professor and artistic director of the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival, completed the movements based on notes and sketches left by Mozart, resulting in an additional 20 minutes of music.

The Great Mass was a celebration of Mozart’s marriage, and was to be performed one year after his wedding. It was performed but never fully completed. Robert Levin’s finished final movements are considered to be some of the boldest and most reflective of Mozart’s works.

Dr. Elwood Smith, artistic director of Gloria Musicae, will conduct the chorale with members of the Sarasota Orchestra. The concert will be followed by a gala champagne reception for the audience and singers at the Opera House. The reception is included in the ticket price.

For tickets, call the Historic Asolo Theater box office 941-360-7399 or buy tickets online.

Please note: Although tickets for the event are sold through the Historic Asolo box office, the event takes place at Sarasota Opera House.

For more information about Gloria Musicae and its 30th anniversary events, call 941-954-4223 or visit www.gloriamusicae.org