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Article: SEATTLE MUSICIANS ORGANIZE SEPT. 11 REQUIEM CHOIRS FROM LATVIA TO TAIWAN WILL SING.(LIVING)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- July 22, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
SEATTLE -- A group of Seattle singers organizing a series of worldwide performances of Mozart's 'Requiem' for Sept. 11 say they have gotten thousands of e-mails in support of the idea.
'The heartfelt nature of their responses is remarkable,' said Madeline Johnson, chairwoman of the Rolling Requiem Committee and a member of the Seattle Symphony Chorale. 'It shows there is a worldwide longing to give voice to healing, to hope, to love.'
Thirty choirs from around the world have signed up to take part in the 'Rolling Requiem' and many more are considering joining, Johnson said.
A choir in Riga, Latvia, was among ...