Purest Loving Heart at Christ Church, Manchester on Saturday 15th March 2025

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

Purest Loving Heart

Part of the The William Byrd Singers 24-25 Season

Add to my Calendar 15-03-2025 19:00 15-03-2025 21:00 36 Purest Loving Heart Music by Maurice Duruflé (his deeply moving Requiem and Missa Cum Jubilo), coupled with the purest plainsong (but never plain!) of Hildegard of Bingen (Columba Aspexit), other colourful works by Gustav Holst (an eight-voice setting of Ave Maria  for female voices) and Cecilia McDowall (The Lord is Good - an intensely expressive setting for two soprano soloists and choir based on the Lamentations of Jeremiah). The Byrds will be joined on this occasion by organist Stephen Hargreaves and other invited soloists. Christ Church, Manchester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Christ Church
35 Darley Avenue
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2ZD
England

Saturday 15th March 2025
7:00 PM

Programme

Hildegard of Bingen – Columba Aspexit
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem, Op.9
Cecilia McDowell – The Lord is Good
Gustav Holst – Ave Maria, Op.9b
Maurice Duruflé – Messe 'Cum jubilo', Op.11

Performers

Stephen Hargreaves – organ
Stephen Laidlaw – Cello
Damian O'Keeffe – baritone
Susan Marrs – mezzo-soprano
Keith Orrell – Music Director

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Programme Note

Music by Maurice Duruflé (his deeply moving Requiem and Missa Cum Jubilo), coupled with the purest plainsong (but never plain!) of Hildegard of Bingen (Columba Aspexit), other colourful works by Gustav Holst (an eight-voice setting of Ave Maria for female voices) and Cecilia McDowall (The Lord is Good - an intensely expressive setting for two soprano soloists and choir based on the Lamentations of Jeremiah). The Byrds will be joined on this occasion by organist Stephen Hargreaves and other invited soloists.

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