Duruflé Requiem
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs.
Cantores Chamber Choir and professional orchestra Central England Camerata collaborate to perform an exciting programme of 20th Century choral masterpieces. We celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams in a performance of his Five Mystical Songs, settings of texts by the 17th century priest and poet George Herbert, in a new chamber orchestration by Edward Pullin. This year also marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of French composer Maurice Duruflé, and we perform his exquisite reflective setting of the Requiem, inspired by the beauty and simplicity of Gregorian chant. The programme is completed with Leonard Bernstein’s colourful and dramatic Chichester Psalms, composed for the 1965 music festival at Chichester Cathedral, setting the texts of various psalms in Hebrew, in a three-movement work. The choir and orchestra will be joined by soloists Charlotte Sleet (mezzo soprano), Matthew Farrell (countertenor) and Robert Pritchard (baritone), and conducted by Simon Harper.
Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
Saturday June 25th 2022, 7:30pm
Tickets £18, to include a programme, available here.
Under 18s free – no ticket required.