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Christ Church
Cross Street
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 2AH
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Orlando Gibbons – Great King of Gods
Stephen Paulus – Alleluia
Anton Bruckner – Inveni David, WAB 19
Eric Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow – Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Frank Ticheli – Earth Song
Charles Villiers Stanford – 3 Motets, Op.38
Anton Bruckner – Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13
Eric Whitacre – Alleluia
George Frideric Handel – Hallelujah Chorus
Performers
Graham Thorpe – organ
Robert Webb – chorus director
Pinsuti Chamber Choir
Programme Note
For our summer concert, Pinsuti will be performing an uplifting collection of celebratory and reflective music. We will sing several works a cappella, but some will have organ and brass accompaniment, all in the wonderful acoustic of Christ Church.
Our sacred and secular programme ranges from the 17th century to contemporary composers. Earlier works include Gibbons’ “Great King of Gods”, written for the only return visit of James I to Scotland in 1617; Handel’s well-known coronation anthem “Zadok the Priest”; richly-woven sacred motets by Bruckner and Stanford, and Bairstow’s dramatic anthem “Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”.
Our modern pieces are mainly reflective and a cappella: John Tavener’s “Song for Athene” - 'Alleluia. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'; settings of “Alleluia” by Stephen Paulus and Eric Whitacre; and Frank Ticheli’s “Earth Song”, which is a cry for peace through the blessing of music. In contrast, Whitacre’s “Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine” is operatic in style - a vivid and exciting piece of word-painting, imagining Leonardo’s dream…
We look forward to sharing this enjoyable evening with you.
