New Paths Music Festival: The End of Time
Schedule
Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:15 pm to 10:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Beverley Minster | Beverley, EN
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The End of TimeMessiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
9.15pm to 10.10pm
Beverley Minster
Tickets £12
Written in a prisoner of war camp during the Second World War – first performed in a harsh winter, using makeshift instruments – Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time should by rights be filled with sorrow and anger. Yet what shines through this luminous music is deep faith: this is writing of intense serenity and radiant hope, painting vivid visions of heaven and eternity.
Messiaen was a passionate ornithologist and his music is also filled with birdsong, imitated by violin (Sophie Rosa), cello (Jonathan Aasgaard), clarinet (John Slack) and piano (Libby Burgess).
Beverley Minster is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular medieval buildings in the country, and is especially atmospheric at night. With the performance taking place appropriately beside the war memorial chapels, this is sure to be a special way to hear one of the most powerful pieces of music from the entire 20th century.
John Slack (clarinet) | Sophie Rosa (violin) | Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) | Libby Burgess (piano)
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