Dundee Choral Union Spring Concert 2026: French Harmonies at Caird Hall, Dundee on Sunday 22nd March 2026

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Dundee Choral Union Spring Concert 2026

French Harmonies

Add to my Calendar 22-03-2026 19:30 22-03-2026 21:30 36 Dundee Choral Union Spring Concert 2026 Be transported to France this spring with a celebration of French choral music with Dundee Choral Union.The programme will feature Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a beautifully serene work, with music combining rich, romantic harmonies with the world of medieval plainsong. It will be preceded by Fauré’s rarely-heard cantata La Naissance de Vénus (The Birth of Venus), one of his own favourites, and his well-known Cantique de Jean Racine.The vocal soloists include two of Scottish Opera’s current Emerging Artists - mezzo Chloe Harris and baritone Daniel Barrett. Caird Hall, Dundee DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Caird Hall
City Square
Dundee
DD1 3BB
Scotland

Sunday 22nd March 2026
7:30 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem, Op.9
Gabriel Fauré – La naissance de Vénus, Op.29

Performers

Rachel Munro – soprano
Chloe Harris – mezzo-soprano
James McIntyre – tenor
Daniel Barrett – baritone
David Goodenough – organ
Derek Clark – Conductor

Dundee Choral Union

Programme Note

Be transported to France this spring with a celebration of French choral music with Dundee Choral Union.
The programme will feature Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a beautifully serene work, with music combining rich, romantic harmonies with the world of medieval plainsong. It will be preceded by Fauré’s rarely-heard cantata La Naissance de Vénus (The Birth of Venus), one of his own favourites, and his well-known Cantique de Jean Racine.
The vocal soloists include two of Scottish Opera’s current Emerging Artists - mezzo Chloe Harris and baritone Daniel Barrett.

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