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Bradford Grammar School
Price Hall
Keighley Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD9 4JP
England
Tickets
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Programme
Cecilia McDowall – Ave Maris Stella
O'Regan Tarik – Triptych
~ Interval ~
Howard Goodall – Eternal Light: A Requiem
Performers
Jennifer Clark – Soprano
Oscar Golden-Lee – tenor
Thomas Leech – Conductor
Bradford Festival Choral Society
Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra
Programme Note
We present an inspiring concert showcasing three of the most acclaimed British choral works of the twenty-first century. Bringing together emotional depth, spiritual reflection, and radiant harmony, the evening features music by Cecilia McDowall, Tarik O’Regan, and Howard Goodall. Performed just a few days after Armistice Day, this evening’s music focuses on peace, consolation in times of loss, our shared humanity and above all, hope.
Cecilia McDowall’s Ave maris stella - Hail, star of the sea - opens our programme. Dedicated ‘to peace’ and originally written for performance on Armistice Day, it’s music full of rich harmonies and beautiful melodies, profound yet instantly accessible.
Tarik O’Regan’s Triptych, a dynamic work that masterfully fuses Western choral heritage with Eastern rhythmic influences, offering a poignant reflection on memory, grief, and hope. O’Regan - born in London and now living in San Francisco - was among the composers honoured with a commission for the coronation of King Charles III in 2023.
The concert culminates with Howard Goodall’s deeply moving Eternal Light: A Requiem. Intertwining traditional Latin texts with English poetry, Goodall crafts a contemporary requiem designed above all to comfort the living - full of lyrical elegance and profound warmth.
