Mass of the Children/ Saint Nicolas: Venue: Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3 4SR at Cadogan Hall, London on Wednesday 19th November 2014

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Mass of the Children/ Saint Nicolas

Venue: Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3 4SR

Part of the Royal Hospital Chelsea Concert Series

Add to my Calendar 19-11-2014 19:00 19-11-2014 21:00 36 Mass of the Children/ Saint Nicolas Featuring The Choirs of Garden House School, St Barnabas’ CE Primary School & Thomas’ School, Battersea Last years opening concert in the RH Concert Series brought together professional musicians alongside singers and orchestral players from local schools in a stunning performance of Brittens Noyes Fludde and this year we repeat the feat. Rutters Mass of the Children, first performed at Carnegie Hall in 2003, is a nonliturgical Missa brevis, setting the traditional Latin and Greek Mass text interwoven with several English poems. Brittens cantata Saint Nicolas ushers in the Christmas season with a text by Eric Crozier, written after extensive research into the legendary life of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, and is a dramatic portrait of the life of, and legends associated with, this mystical figure. The English Chamber Choir celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2012, and join soloists Keri Fuge, Samuel Furness, 2013 Kathleen Ferrier Award winner Gareth Brynmor John, the Wren Players and local schoolchildren under the baton of the Royal Hospitals Director of Music, William Vann. NB. Please note venue. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Wednesday 19th November 2014
7:00 PM

Programme

John Rutter – Mass of the Children
Benjamin Britten – St Nicolas, Op.42

Performers

Keri Fuge – soprano
Samuel Furness – Tenor
Gareth John – baritone
William Vann – Conductor

English Chamber Choir
Wren Players

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The Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital – Venue: Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW3 4SR

Programme Note

Featuring The Choirs of Garden House School, St Barnabas’ CE Primary School & Thomas’ School, Battersea

Last years opening concert in the RH Concert Series brought together professional musicians alongside singers and orchestral players from local schools in a stunning performance of Brittens Noyes Fludde and this year we repeat the feat. Rutters Mass of the Children, first performed at Carnegie Hall in 2003, is a nonliturgical Missa brevis, setting the traditional Latin and Greek Mass text interwoven with several English poems.

Brittens cantata Saint Nicolas ushers in the Christmas season with a text by Eric Crozier, written after extensive research into the legendary life of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, and is a dramatic portrait of the life of, and legends associated with, this mystical figure. The English Chamber Choir celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2012, and join soloists Keri Fuge, Samuel Furness, 2013 Kathleen Ferrier Award winner Gareth Brynmor John, the Wren Players and local schoolchildren under the baton of the Royal Hospitals Director of Music, William Vann.

NB. Please note venue.

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