Duruflé’s musical work is beloved

Regarding the Feb. 14 Metro obituary “Organist at ‘Church of the Presidents’ in D.C.”:

The content on renowned organist, choirmaster and music director Albert Russell noted that Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem” is the only work by Duruflé to take its place within the standard choral repertory.

That might be true for full-size choruses, but just as beloved by chamber choruses are Duruflé’s “Four Motets on Gregorian Themes,” especially the opening “Ubi caritas.”

As a singer in choruses, large and small, for nearly half a century, I have loved performing these compositions and everything else Duruflé wrote.