Finale: Sir Mark conducts Mahler Symphony No.5
Schedule
Sat Jun 01 2024 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Bridgewater Hall | Manchester, EN
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For Sir Mark’s finale as Hallé Music Director, a musical coup! A new choral work specially composed by Sir James MacMillan, one of the UK’s highest profile composers on the world stage.‘What I wanted’, says Sir Mark, ‘was a work that would involve different strands of the Hallé choral family’. MacMillan’s whole-hearted response is his Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia, setting three sections of John Dryden’s great poem from 1697 in celebration of St Cecilia’s Day, ‘Alexander’s Feast: Or The Power of Music’. In Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, the composer takes us on a journey from heavy tragedy to brilliant optimism. By choosing it for his bowing out, Sir Mark wishes to showcase the qualities of the Hallé – ‘their ‘fighting spirit, joie de vivre, determination and commitment to their music-making.’
PROGRAMME:
- James MacMillan: Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia - Hallé Commission • European premiere
- Mahler: Symphony No.5
FEAUTRING:
Sir Mark Elder - Conductor
Hallé Choir
Hallé Youth Choir
Hallé Children's Choir
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Where is it happening?
The Bridgewater Hall, Peveril of the Peak, 127 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JQ, United Kingdom,Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
