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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Monday, September 9, 2002 at 10:00 AM EDT.
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Monday, September 9, 2002 at 10:00 AM EDT
Rolling Requiem

Among the many musical ceremonies and memorials on September 11th, the Rolling Requiem may be the world’s largest. In each of the world’s time zones, at exactly 8:46 a.m. on September 11th, the exact time the first plane crashing into the world trade center, choirs and orchestras will begin performing Mozart’s Requiem. As the 50 or so minute requiem ends in one time zone it will prepare to begin in the next. Mozart’s drama rich final piece (that he did not live to finish) will serve as a sobering musical metaphor to all those who died on that September morning one year ago. Tonight we hear from the Requiem’s organizer and one of its 15,000 worldwide participants.

Guests:

Madeline Johnson, Chairwoman of the Rolling Requiem

Lori Dougherty, Boston coordinator of the Rolling Requiem and soprano in the Avenue of the Arts Chorale

 
 

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