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Haydn, McDowall and Elgar | English Arts Chorale
Performers:
Jane Burnell (soprano), Florence Pettet (contralto), Mark Hounsell (tenor), Mark Saberton (baritone), English Arts Chorale, English Arts Orchestra, Leslie Olive (conductor)
Compositions:
The seven last words of Christ on the Cross Op 51 - (Franz) Joseph Haydn
Stabat Mater - Cecilia McDowall
Serenade for Strings in E minor Op 20 - Sir Edward Elgar
On the eve of Palm Sunday, the EAC sings two works with profound religious origins expressed through captivating melodies and poignant harmonies.
Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ was originally written as an orchestral work, and was premiered in 1787. The choral version we are presenting in this concert was arranged in 1796.
Cecilia McDowall's Stabat mater was first performed in 2004, and has been described as 'an outstanding work of great solemnity and poignancy' (Tempo, 2013), and ' a sophisticated alternative to more well-known settings'.
The programme also includes Elgar's enchanting Serenade for Strings written in 1892.
Jane Burnell (soprano), Florence Pettet (contralto), Mark Hounsell (tenor), Mark Saberton (baritone), English Arts Chorale, English Arts Orchestra, Leslie Olive (conductor)
Compositions:
The seven last words of Christ on the Cross Op 51 - (Franz) Joseph Haydn
Stabat Mater - Cecilia McDowall
Serenade for Strings in E minor Op 20 - Sir Edward Elgar
On the eve of Palm Sunday, the EAC sings two works with profound religious origins expressed through captivating melodies and poignant harmonies.
Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ was originally written as an orchestral work, and was premiered in 1787. The choral version we are presenting in this concert was arranged in 1796.
Cecilia McDowall's Stabat mater was first performed in 2004, and has been described as 'an outstanding work of great solemnity and poignancy' (Tempo, 2013), and ' a sophisticated alternative to more well-known settings'.
The programme also includes Elgar's enchanting Serenade for Strings written in 1892.
Start time: 7.30 pm
Tickets £22, £18, £14; children and students £6; disabled+carer two for the price of one
Available from: EAC website, phone 01737 762097 or at the door
Tickets £22, £18, £14; children and students £6; disabled+carer two for the price of one
Available from: EAC website, phone 01737 762097 or at the door
St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RN
Sat 23 March
Website:
www.englisharts.org