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Sacred Bruckner
The spacious chapel of Prior Park College will resound to a trio of trombones from Southern Sinfonia as they introduce Bath Bach Choir’s spring concert of sacred works by Anton Bruckner. Come and hear the choir perform his glorious Requiem in D minor, several of his most loved motets, including Locus iste and some that are perhaps less well-known. Among the choral works to be performed, there will be a rare performance of Psalm 114 with its glorious five-part double fugue.
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, the programme will showcase the breadth of the composer’s writing as well as the full range of the choir’s skills, with an opportunity to hear some unusual combinations of singers and instruments. There will be all the excitement of the symphonic landscape, reworked by Bruckner for choral singing without diminishing the thrilling dynamic and harmonic ranges for which he was renowned.
Prior Park College is an 18th-century mansion overlooking the city of Bath and is set in 57 acres of parkland. Designed by John Wood the Elder, its Grade I listed chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, is an integral part of the building and resembles a magnificent Roman basilica. The splendid organ of the chapel, built by Matthew Copley in 1984, will be expertly played by the choir’s loyal accompanist and soloist, Marcus Sealy.
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, the programme will showcase the breadth of the composer’s writing as well as the full range of the choir’s skills, with an opportunity to hear some unusual combinations of singers and instruments. There will be all the excitement of the symphonic landscape, reworked by Bruckner for choral singing without diminishing the thrilling dynamic and harmonic ranges for which he was renowned.
Prior Park College is an 18th-century mansion overlooking the city of Bath and is set in 57 acres of parkland. Designed by John Wood the Elder, its Grade I listed chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, is an integral part of the building and resembles a magnificent Roman basilica. The splendid organ of the chapel, built by Matthew Copley in 1984, will be expertly played by the choir’s loyal accompanist and soloist, Marcus Sealy.
7.30 pm
£25, £15
£25, £15
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Prior Park College, Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, Somerset BA2 5AH
Sat 2 March