Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time

Sunday, May 17, 2026
7:30PM
The Cathedral of the Madeleine
331 E South Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

This concert is presented in collaboration with the Cathedral of the Madeleine as a part of the 2026 Madeleine Festival of Arts and Humanities.

Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. 

Most of Messiaen’s music is directly connected with scripture, sacred liturgy and theological concepts. The Quartet for the End of Time draws its inspiration from the Book of Revelation and was composed between 1940 and 1941, while Messiaen was a prisoner in a German war camp. Scored for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, this work depicts the very beginning of the Final Judgment through eight compelling and evocative movements, including “Crystal Liturgy”, “Abyss of Birds” and “Dance of Fury”. This concert is presented in collaboration with The Madeleine Festival.