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Komm suesser Tod/Come sweet death
St Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, County Durham DH7 7DW
Saturday 12 April
The concert starts at 7.30pm.Tickets £15 adults, £10 students, under-12s free
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Komm suesser Tod/Come sweet death
The Durham Singers’ concert for Easter 2025, includes music from the 16th century to the present day, is initially explored through the motets ‘Ich lasse dich nicht’ and ‘O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht’ by J. S. Bach, along with ‘Immortal Bach’ by Knut Nystedt. Ethel Smyth’s ‘Komm süsser Tod’, Caroline Shaw’s ‘and the swallow’, Alonso Lobo’s ‘Versa est in luctum’, and Francis Poulenc’s ‘Vinea mea electa’ offer further rich reflections for the Lenten period.
The passion narrative culminates in the northern première of The Crucifixion by Tom Edney, our music director. Based on Stainer’s iconic Crucifixion, Tom’s thoughtful 2024 work, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus and organ, similarly contains hymns – with original words by Mother Carrie Thompson – each one reflecting on the seven last words from the Cross.
We are excited to be performing with local professional musicians: mezzo-soprano Laura Oldfield, baritone Adam Hilton, and organist David Harris. Join us in celebrating different aspects of the traditional passion story.
The passion narrative culminates in the northern première of The Crucifixion by Tom Edney, our music director. Based on Stainer’s iconic Crucifixion, Tom’s thoughtful 2024 work, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus and organ, similarly contains hymns – with original words by Mother Carrie Thompson – each one reflecting on the seven last words from the Cross.
We are excited to be performing with local professional musicians: mezzo-soprano Laura Oldfield, baritone Adam Hilton, and organist David Harris. Join us in celebrating different aspects of the traditional passion story.