National Philharmonic Chorale pays homage to Mozart at Strathmore

Sometimes less is more, and, at least chorally speaking, that was the case at the National Philharmonic Chorale's all-Mozart program at Strathmore on Saturday, which opened with Mozart's brief and gentle "Ave Verum Corpus" in a performance that was both caressing and soaring. Accompanied by a small group of National Philharmonic strings, the choral sound floated out from the chorus seats high above the stage with an ensemble that was remarkably balanced considering that women outnumbered the men...