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REQUIEM FOR A KING

The newly rediscovered Funeral Requiem Setting 

of Jean Gilles (1668 - 1705)

Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons (Montreal)

Burlington Baroque Festival Singers

Eric Milnes, Director

This recently rediscovered masterwork by composer Jean Gilles (1668 - 1705)

was the most frequently presented REQUIEM setting
heard throughout France in the 17th & 18th centuries, and was the music
for the monumental funeral service at Versailles of King Louis XV. 

featuring soloists

Len Torrie, soprano
Hélène Brunet, soprano
Nicholas Burns, alto 

Philippe Gagné, tenor
Cole Marino, baritone
William Kraushaar, bass

Friday, October 30th, 7:30 P.M.
Holy Angel’s Catholic Church, St. Albans

Sunday, November 1st, 4:00 P.M.
College Street Congregational Church, Burlington