Beethoven Missa Solemnis: With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury on Saturday 20th June 2020

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

Beethoven Missa Solemnis

With Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)

Add to my Calendar 20-06-2020 19:30 20-06-2020 21:30 36 Beethoven Missa Solemnis We commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven by singing the mightiest work of this mightiest of composers. ‘From the heart, may it go to the heart’ wrote Beethoven in his score, and one can observe Beethoven’s heartfelt outpouring reaching to the world and beyond, and to the limits of the human voice and of musical expression. As such it is unique, and only more rarely heard than his 9th symphony because of the challenges it presents to performers, taking its place together with few others as one of the greatest statements of western civilisation. Is it one of our conductor’s favourite and most cherished works? Yes it most certainly is. Can Canterbury Choral Society sing it? Yes they can, and we are once again excited to have the Royal Philharmonic returning to perform with us, together with a stellar line-up of soloists. Come and be shocked, inspired and blown away. Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Canterbury Cathedral
The Precincts
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2EH
England

Saturday 20th June 2020
7:30 PM

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven – Missa solemnis, Op.123

Performers

Richard Cooke – Conductor
Judith Howarth – soprano
Madeleine Shaw – mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist – Tenor
Tristan Hambleton – Bass

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Canterbury Choral Society
Canterbury Choral Society Youth Choir

Programme Note

We commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven by singing the mightiest work of this mightiest of composers. ‘From the heart, may it go to the heart’ wrote Beethoven in his score, and one can observe Beethoven’s heartfelt outpouring reaching to the world and beyond, and to the limits of the human voice and of musical expression. As such it is unique, and only more rarely heard than his 9th symphony because of the challenges it presents to performers, taking its place together with few others as one of the greatest statements of western civilisation. Is it one of our conductor’s favourite and most cherished works? Yes it most certainly is. Can Canterbury Choral Society sing it? Yes they can, and we are once again excited to have the Royal Philharmonic returning to perform with us, together with a stellar line-up of soloists.

Come and be shocked, inspired and blown away.

Beethoven Missa Solemnis in Canterbury Cathedral with RPO

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