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On September 11, 2026, 25 years after the 9/11 attacks, the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus performs two contrasting poems of Friedrich Schiller, the Poet of Freedom, in tribute both to the victims of 25 years of unrelenting war since the 9/11 attacks, and also in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
The first is An die Freude (To Joy) set in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The second is Schiller's Nänie, a song of lament, set by Johannes Brahms for orchestra "with as many harps as possible." These contrasting works by Schiller describe the beauty and dignity of mankind.
To wit, on this 250th anniversary let us solemnly reaffirm and remember that all men are created equal.
CONCERT PROGRAM PDF
drive.google.com/file/d/178Ig8fpeQqTYwetaS4AQQI7FSzaH6mb6/view?usp=drive_link
0:50 Greetings from Jennifer Pearl, Chair Schiller Chorus
1:34 Introductory remarks: Dennis Speed, International Schiller Institute
6:35 FDNY Ceremonial Unit presents the colors
7:10 The National Anthem: Firefighter Anthony Regnatta
9:22 FDNY Chaplain, Fr. Fred Pellegrini gives the Invocation
12:54 Gary Marlon Gere, FDNY Honorary Battalion Chief: Thoughts on his Play, Recovery
27:10 Recordare from Mozart's Requiem
33:38 Antonín Dvořák/ William Arms Fisher: Goin' Home
41:20 Balm in Gilead
46:39 Ride on King Jesus
51:38 Antonín Dvořák/ Fred Haight : My Country 'Tis of Thee
1:04:45 - Intermission -
1:07:00 - Part II opening -
1:08:30 Johannes Brahms: Nänie
1:26:35 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
On September 11, 2026, 25 years after the 9/11 attacks, the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus performs two contrasting poems of Friedrich Schiller, the Poet of Freedom, in tribute both to the victims of 25 years of unrelenting war since the 9/11 attacks, and also in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
The first is An die Freude (To Joy) set in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The second is Schiller's Nänie, a song of lament, set by Johannes Brahms for orchestra "with as many harps as possible." These contrasting works by Schiller describe the beauty and dignity of mankind.
To wit, on this 250th anniversary let us solemnly reaffirm and remember that all men are created equal.
CONCERT PROGRAM PDF
drive.google.com/file/d/178Ig8fpeQqTYwetaS4AQQI7FSzaH6mb6/view?usp=drive_link
0:50 Greetings from Jennifer Pearl, Chair Schiller Chorus
1:34 Introductory remarks: Dennis Speed, International Schiller Institute
6:35 FDNY Ceremonial Unit presents the colors
7:10 The National Anthem: Firefighter Anthony Regnatta
9:22 FDNY Chaplain, Fr. Fred Pellegrini gives the Invocation
12:54 Gary Marlon Gere, FDNY Honorary Battalion Chief: Thoughts on his Play, Recovery
27:10 Recordare from Mozart's Requiem
33:38 Antonín Dvořák/ William Arms Fisher: Goin' Home
41:20 Balm in Gilead
46:39 Ride on King Jesus
51:38 Antonín Dvořák/ Fred Haight : My Country 'Tis of Thee
1:04:45 - Intermission -
1:07:00 - Part II opening -
1:08:30 Johannes Brahms: Nänie
1:26:35 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
