Illuminessence: prayers for peace

This event is at capacity. We will distribute any tickets that become available to performers' family members who have asked to be placed on the waiting list. Please call 617-585-1260 to be placed on the waiting list.

New England Conservatory partners with Mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino to present a concert in remembrance of 9/11, sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and BNY Mellon.

Benjamin Zander conducts the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra with chorus and vocal soloists in the world premiere of an interfaith oratorio commissioned by the Vatican, along with other works.

Key The Star-Spangled Banner

Barber Adagio for Strings

Massenet Meditation from Thaïs with violin soloist Yuki Beppu, NEC Preparatory School student

Amato Illuminessence: prayers for peace
chorus composed of singers from:
NEC Youth Chorale, Jonathan Richter, director
Young Men’s and Young Women’s Choruses from the
Handel & Haydn Society Vocal Apprenticeship Program,
Joseph Stillitano and Alyson Greer, directors
Kirsten Scott '08 Prep, soprano
Cristina Bakhoum '12 G.D., mezzo-soprano
Michael Kuhn, '12 M.M., tenor

Beethoven "Ode to Joy" from Symphony No. 9
with chorus and soloists

The premiere of Illuminessence: prayers for peace will highlight the City of Boston’s commemoration of the tragedy that unfolded in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 10 years ago on September 11, 2001. Commissioned by the Vatican, the oratorio by Silvio Amato touches on the commonality of human aspiration and the universal spiritual impulse as expressed in the prayers of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Listen to a WBUR radio segment on this concert.

While the concert is free, tickets are required. Patrons wishing to attend should reserve their general admission tickets either by calling the Jordan Hall Box Office at 617-585-1260 or picking up their tickets in person. The Box Office is open 10am–6pm Monday–Friday, 12pm–6pm Saturday, and beginning at 12:30pm the day of the concert. Due to high ticket demand and live broadcast, please obtain tickets early and arrive in time to be seated in the auditorium by 1:45pm on September 11. After that time, any empty seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

The concert will be broadcast live from NEC’s Jordan Hall by WGBH in the first-ever simulcast of its stations, 99.5 Boston's All-Classical and 89.7 WGBH Radio. The broadcast will be followed radio programming devoted to the 9/11 commemoration and highlighted by interviews and tributes.