Re-imagined: NCS Concert || Burwell
Schedule
Sat Nov 09 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
St Mary's Church, High Street, Burwell CB25 0HB | Cambridge, EN
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Vaughan Williams' grand 'Mass in G minor' for unaccompanied choir is a landmark piece of 20th century choral music. It was born out of his deep engagement with the music of the Tudor period - music which was simultaneously being rediscovered and performed at Westminster Cathedral, under its maverick music director, R R Terry.Terry was responsible not only for the commissioning of Vaughan Williams' mass, but for encouraging music by Howells, Holst, and Bax, whose flowing lines and intricate writing were influenced by the Renaissance masters.
New Cambridge Singers present an opportunity to hear these epic choral works alongside the intimate choral and organ music of William Byrd which inspired them. And we bring things right up to date with a startling re-imagining of Byrd's famous 'Ave verum corpus', by the renowned baritone and composer, Roderick Williams.
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MUSICAL DIRECTOR: James Potter
ORGAN: Will Mason
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PROGRAMME:
William Byrd - 'Ave verum corpus'
Ralph Vaughan Williams - 'Mass in G minor'
(interspersed with Tudor organ pieces)
Herbert Howells - 'Salve regina'
Arnold Bax - 'Mater ora filium'
Herbert Howells - 'Master Tallis’ Testament'
Gustav Holst - 'Nunc dimittis'
Roderick Williams - 'Ave verum corpus Re-imagined'
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TICKETS: £15 | Under 18s free
Available online from St Mary's website, at Burwell Post Office, CentrePeace or on the door.
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This concert is also being performed on Saturday 16th November in Cambridge. Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/331624376706408
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Where is it happening?
St Mary's Church, High Street, Burwell CB25 0HB, 18 High Street, Cambridge, CB25 0HB, United Kingdom,Burwell, Norfolk, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
