A Requiem Across Centuries

Sunday, November 1, 2026 – 3:00 pm

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 8101 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45255

Monday, November 2, 2026 – 7:00 pm

St. Martin of Tours, 3720 St. Martins Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45211

Ensemble Con Fuoco marks All Souls with a Requiem across centuries, pairing Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa pro defunctis - drawn from his 1605 Officium Defunctorum, the summit of Spanish Renaissance polyphony - with Kerensa Briggs’ Requiem (2022), a contemporary setting for mezzo-soprano, choir, and organ rooted in the same plainchant tradition that shaped Victoria’s writing. Each work turns grief toward consolation in the language of its own age.

The November 1 performance will be presented in concert format at St. Timothy’s, with Michael Unger on organ and mezzo-soprano soloist Lauren McAllister; tickets are required. The November 2 performance is free and open to the public, presented within an All Souls Day Roman Catholic Mass at St. Martin of Tours.​