No "Requiem" is more beloved or well-known than Mozart's.

It is full of soaring, powerful, majestic music and sacred texts that are centuries old. Legends surround it, movies have featured it, and audiences love it.

The Moore County Choral Society (MCCS) will perform Mozart's "Requiem," with orchestral accompaniment and renowned soloists, for its 37th annual Spring Classical Concert Sunday, April 29, at 4 p.m. in Robert E. Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School.

The "Requiem" was Mozart's last work and written on his deathbed.

Cloaked in mystery from the moment of the composer's death, Mozart's "Requiem" remains one of the best-loved choral works ever written.

MCCS conductor Anne Dorsey will provide a pre-concert talk about the work and its completion, which dispels misconceptions and reveals newly discovered insights into the true history behind one of the most celebrated compositions in all choral music.

"The conditions of Mozart's death have provided a breeding ground for fantastic rumors and fictional stories," says Dorsey. "The 'Requiem,' unfinished at Mozart's death, was ultimately completed by his student and copyist Xaver Sussmayr. This version is closest to what was heard in the months following the composer's death."

A full orchestra will join the Choral Society along with four acclaimed guest soloists, including tenor Randall Outland, who performed in the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center under the baton of Robert Shaw.

He has performed in leading roles in major opera houses in Vienna, Cologne, Berlin, Dresden and Stockholm. Critics have lauded Outland as "warm-timbred and dramatically appealing," "a tenor with an extraordinarily beautiful voice."

Soprano Jacquelyn Culpepper has traveled the globe with performances from Europe to Japan, back to the United States, performing more than 85 roles.

Her signature works include the Countess in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro," Alice Ford in Verdi's "Falstaff" and Strauss' "Vier Letzte Lieder."

Mary Gayle Green, mezzo-soprano, has earned worldwide praise.

She has performed with the Edinburgh Music Festival, Chicago Lyric Opera Studio and as guest soloist with the Saint Louis Symphony and North Carolina Symphony.

Don Boye, bass-baritone, widely featured as an operatic and musical theater performer and oratorio soloist, has performed principle roles in more than 25 Opera Carolina productions, including "La Traviata," "Carmen," "Turandot" and "The Barber of Seville."

This Spring Classical Concert is receiving support from the Arts Council of Moore County with funds from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students, and go on sale Feb. 27. They are available at the Campbell House, The Country Bookshop, Kirk Tours in Pinehurst, Sandhills Winery, in Seven Lakes, from choral members and at the door.

Learn more at www.moore countychoralsociety.org or call (910) 692-8306.