Calton Consort: Holst & Howells at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh on Saturday 1st April 2023

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Calton Consort: Holst & Howells

Add to my Calendar 01-04-2023 19:30 01-04-2023 21:30 36 Calton Consort: Holst & Howells Come listen to Calton Consort present a lush programme of a cappella choral works by Imogen Holst and Herbert Howells, conducted by Rory Wilson.  Daughter of Gustav Holst, Imogen composed a great deal of music, much of it remaining unpublished. Imogen studied composition under the tutelage of Herbert Howells and her Mass in A minor was written in 1927 while she was studying under Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music.  Also programmed is Howells' Requiem written in 1932/33 and his notable motet, "Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing"  written in memory of the assassinated John F Kennedy, this year being the 60th anniversary.  Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Canongate Kirk
153 Canongate
Edinburgh
EH8 8BN
Scotland

Saturday 1st April 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Herbert Howells – Take him Earth, for Cherishing
Imogen Holst – Mass in A Minor
Herbert Howells – Salve Regina
Herbert Howells – Requiem

Performers

Rory Wilson – Conductor

Calton Consort

Programme Note

Come listen to Calton Consort present a lush programme of a cappella choral works by Imogen Holst and Herbert Howells, conducted by Rory Wilson.

Daughter of Gustav Holst, Imogen composed a great deal of music, much of it remaining unpublished. Imogen studied composition under the tutelage of Herbert Howells and her Mass in A minor was written in 1927 while she was studying under Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music.

Also programmed is Howells' Requiem written in 1932/33 and his notable motet, "Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing" written in memory of the assassinated John F Kennedy, this year being the 60th anniversary.

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