Catholic Review

Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Samuel Rowe

Samuel F. Rowe is the music director at the Baltimore Basilica, where he plays on its historic Roosevelt organ and directs the all-professional Basilica Schola Cantorum."

Echoes of Eternity: Mahler and Duruflé in concert at Baltimore Basilica


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary

November, being the month of All Souls, is a time when many choirs (ecclesiastical and secular alike) perform music centered on the faithful departed. Local music lovers will have a chance to experience it when the Baltimore Basilica — America’s first cathedral — hosts Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. a one-night-only performance of Mahler’s Titan Symphony and Duruflé’s Requiem.