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A Mass for Midsummer - with music by Jongen, Roth and Holst
The Concordia Chamber Choir’s Summer concert contains Joseph Jongen’s Mass, with canticles and songs by Alec Roth and Gustav Holst. Another very original evening.
Part of the Concordia Chamber Choir 2019 Season
Add to my Calendar 15-06-2019 19:30 15-06-2019 21:30 36 A Mass for Midsummer - with music by Jongen, Roth and Holst The programme for this year's Concordia summer concert, a particularly adventurous one, features three brilliant composers who span the entire 20th century. The centrepiece of the evening is the Mass (Opus 130) by the Belgian composer and organist Joseph Jongen. This is one of the most memorable Mass settings of the mid-20th century, a powerful and dramatic work with moments of both great splendour and intense subtlety. If you're not familiar with this stunning piece of choral music, it will be a revelation. We'll also be performing several short works by the exciting contemporary composer Alec Roth, most noted for his operatic collaboration with the famous writer Vikram Seth. These are Jubilate, Men and Angels, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. To complete the programme, we present three diverse pieces by the great Gustav Holst: Nunc Dimittis, The Evening Watch, arguably the most interesting of his later choral works and the exquisite This Have I Done For My True Love, probably his finest partsong, based on an ancient Cornish poem. As a choir, Concordia's mission is to help our audiences extend their musical horizons as well as offering more established favourites. This is one such concert. So we do hope you'll join us on an exciting evening of musical discovery. All Saints Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
All Saints Church
Lovelace Road
West Dulwich
London
SE21 8JY
England
Programme
Joseph Jongen – Mass, Op.130
Alec Roth – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Gustav Holst – The Evening-Watch, Op.43 no.1
Gustav Holst – This have I done for my true love, Op.34 no.1
Gustav Holst – Nunc Dimittis, H.127
Alec Roth – Men and Angels
Alec Roth – Jubilate in C
Performers
Dan Ludford-Thomas – Conductor
Martyn Noble – organ
Concordia Chamber Choir
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Programme Note
The programme for this year's Concordia summer concert, a particularly adventurous one, features three brilliant composers who span the entire 20th century.
The centrepiece of the evening is the Mass (Opus 130) by the Belgian composer and organist Joseph Jongen. This is one of the most memorable Mass settings of the mid-20th century, a powerful and dramatic work with moments of both great splendour and intense subtlety. If you're not familiar with this stunning piece of choral music, it will be a revelation.
We'll also be performing several short works by the exciting contemporary composer Alec Roth, most noted for his operatic collaboration with the famous writer Vikram Seth. These are Jubilate, Men and Angels, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. To complete the programme, we present three diverse pieces by the great Gustav Holst: Nunc Dimittis, The Evening Watch, arguably the most interesting of his later choral works and the exquisite This Have I Done For My True Love, probably his finest partsong, based on an ancient Cornish poem.
As a choir, Concordia's mission is to help our audiences extend their musical horizons as well as offering more established favourites. This is one such concert. So we do hope you'll join us on an exciting evening of musical discovery.
