Arts and Humanities Alumni Concert
On Sunday 21 March, 200 musicians from across King's College London came together for the second Arts and Humanities Alumni Concert, a performance of Verdi's choral masterpiece, the in one of London's most prestigious concert venues, Cadogan Hall. The proceeds will benefit the new King's Integrated Cancer Centre, which is working at the forefront of cancer care in London. Supported by the School of Arts & Humanities, its world-leading Music Department and the King's Annual Fund, the Verdi Requiem Project has been a collaborative effort involving members of all nine Schools and all five campuses. The performers of Sunday's concert included undergraduates, postgraduates, staff and alumni, from dentists to philosophers and from engineers to political scientists. still captures the public imagination. The piece is set in seven movements for four solo singers, double chorus and large symphony orchestra; it is powerfully emotional and intensely dramatic, capable of captivating and moving both audience and performers alike. King's creative environment Led by Dominic Grier, with professional soloists Elisabeth Meister, Janet Shell, Richard Wiegold and John Hudson, the concert made the gap between amateur and professional performance disappear.
