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God's Grandeur
Settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Part of the Blackburn Chamber Choir 2022 - 2023 Season
Add to my Calendar 05-04-2023 19:30 05-04-2023 21:30 36 God's Grandeur Music for Holy Week, focusing on settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins and his mentor Robert Bridges, performed by Lancashire’s leading chamber choir, Blackburn Chamber Choir, based at Blackburn Cathedral. The concert includes the rarely performed setting of 7 poems by Britten 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' and the UK premiere of 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' by Philip Moore. Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5AA
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Felice Anerio – Crux fidelis, inter omnes
Tomas Luis de Victoria – Caligaverunt oculi mei
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Super Flumina Babylonis
Charles Villiers Stanford – Eternal Father, Op.135 no.2
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit Sang all Day, Op.17 no.3
Samuel Barber – Heaven-haven (A Nun Takes The Veil)
Philip Moore – As kingfishers catch fire (UK premiere)
Performers
John Robinson – Conductor
John Hosking – organ / piano
Blackburn Chamber Choir
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Programme Note
Music for Holy Week, focusing on settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins and his mentor Robert Bridges, performed by Lancashire’s leading chamber choir, Blackburn Chamber Choir, based at Blackburn Cathedral. The concert includes the rarely performed setting of 7 poems by Britten 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' and the UK premiere of 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' by Philip Moore.
