Seattle Attorney Uses Voice for More than Argument

EAGAN, MN, June 15, 2013 (Press-News.org) This season, Dubin and the Chorale have performed such diverse choral works as Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Haydn's Mass in B-flat Major, and this weekend, 20th century composer Benjamin Britten's epic War Requiem.

The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original fourteenth-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid on the night of 14 November 1940. It is a powerful and moving testament to the horrors of war.

Dubin, who spends his days in courtrooms and conference rooms representing people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents and other negligence claims, finds his work with the Symphony to be a welcome diversion from the rigors of a trial law practice. "At the end of a long day in the office, I like to get out of my head. When I'm working, my clients are my top priority and I give them my full attention. But when I leave the office, I need to decompress and use my brain in another way," said Dubin. "There is something sublime, almost spiritual, about singing the greatest choral works ever composed, with a world class orchestra, in a hall filled with 2,500 paid audience members."

The members of the Seattle Symphony Chorale are all volunteers, who donate hundreds of hours each year to make sure that the choral performances put on by the Seattle Symphony are world class. For more information about the Seattle Symphony Chorale, visit their website at www.seattlesymphonychorale.org.