Aundi Marie Moore, Soprano
Isaac Bray, Baritone
University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society
In the BSO tradition of a grand finale, the fifth Masterworks concert on April 27, 2025, “Reverence: Brahms Requiem” features the powerful voices of soprano Aundi Marie Moore and baritone Isaac Bray, alongside the 100+ piece choruses made up of the University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society with Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem. The afternoon begins with Lucas Richman’s arrangement of Hildegard von Bingen’s O Filie Israhel, promising an unforgettable finale to the Masterworks series.
Program
- Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Richman | O Filie Israhel
- Brahms | Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
About the Guest Artists:
Winner of the 2023 Sphinx Organization’s Award for Excellence, soprano Aundi Marie Moore’s 2024-25 Season begins with her revival of the role of Maggie Porter in Tazewell Thompson’s Jubilee at Seattle Opera, a role that won her great accolades in its first run at Arena Stage in a past season. She joins the American Pops Orchestra in concert at Lincoln Center in November, lends her beautiful voice to The Children’s Chorus of Washington DC for their Winter Orchestral Concert in December, moving on to sing The Messiahwith the National Philharmonic. Spring 2025 brings her appearance with Bangor Symphony for Brahms’ Requiem and she travels to St Louis to play the role of Lucy in Ricky Ian Gordon’s new work with Lynn Nottage, This House, to be premiered at Opera Theater of St Louis in their 2025 season.
For more information, visit aundimariemoore.com
Isaac Bray has performed as a featured soloist on opera and concert stages throughout the United States, most notably at Florida Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Central City Opera. A resident of Maine, Mr. Bray is in high demand throughout coastal New England. Recent credits include the role of John Proctor in The Crucible with Opera in the Pines, Marcello in La Bohème with the Bar Harbor Music Festival, and the baritone soloist in Mozart Requiem with Chorus Abilene. Other local New England credits include the baritone soloist in Belshazzar’s Feast with the Bangor Symphony and role of Jesus in St. Matthew Passion with the Bagaduce Chorale. Bray will return to the Bangor Symphony in 2025 as the baritone soloist in the Brahms Requiem.
Mr. Bray is on the music faculty at the University of Maine where he teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy. He also serves on the board of the Maine Chapter of NATS.
Tickets:
- Single tickets can be purchased through the Collins Center Box Office by calling (207) 581.1755 or online by clicking the Find Tickets button at the top of the page.
Watch the Pre Concert Talk