Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774) was primarily a composer of operas in the Neapolitan style. His Requiem setting is one of only a few surviving sacred works, but the large number of 18th-century sources attest to its widespread popularity.

It has been said that Jommelli’s was the most frequently performed Requiem, before Mozart swept away all competition. IT&T’s special performance, during the Season of Remembrance, will be coupled with Samuel Barber’s Adagio. Both works draw on the same forces of strings and voices and present a powerful meeting of period and more modern styles. This concert reaffirms IT&T’s role in promoting neglected music of value and in proposing ingenious juxtapositions.