Kenai Peninsula Orchestra

More than 200 musicians from Homer and Kenai will perform Mozart’s Requiem this weekend. The ensemble includes the Homer High School choir, the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and a community orchestra. Conductors Kyle Schneider and Mark Robinson say the production allows amateur and student performers to tackle a technical choral masterpiece while offering the community a space to process grief.

The intergenerational ensemble will perform 13 pieces and a flute duet, culminating in a traditional audience sing-along of the "Hallelujah Chorus."

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