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Christ Church
35 Darley Avenue
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2ZD
England
Programme
Zoltán Kodály – Missa Brevis
~ Interval ~
Zoltán Kodály – Esti Dal (Evening Song)
Traditional Hungarian – Tambur 'Régi Táncdal' (arr. Lajos Bardos)
Petr Eben – Sunday Music: Moto Ostinato
Béla Bartók – 4 Slovak Folksongs, Sz.70
Zoltán Kodály – Laudes Organi
Performers
Keith Orrell – Conductor
Stephen Hargreaves – organ
William Byrd Singers
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
Czech out (!) our Hungarian Connections concert at 7.30pm on Saturday 25 November at Christ Church, West Didsbury M20 2ZD.
The centrepiece is Kodály's stunning Missa Brevis composed in the cellar of the Budapest Opera House where he took refuge from seven weeks of continuous bombing in 1945. He combined folk-inspired melodies with modal harmonies and a romantic lyricism to unique effect.
His Laudes Organi of 1966 is a fantasia on a seventeenth century sequence. We are also singing his popular and haunting Esti Dal (Evening Song).
Bartók's only choral work with piano is the Four Slovak Folksongs which we shall perform in the original Slovak, demonstrating the catchy and heartfelt melodies set to largely chordal harmonies.
Your feet will be tapping to the drumming of Tambur (Régi Táncdal) based on a melody from 1583 in this setting by Bárdos.
Organ and piano accompaniments and solos will be provided by Stephen Hargreaves. The William Byrd Singers conducted by Keith Orrell look forward to sharing this exciting programme with you.
Tickets cost £10 (£9 concessions, £5 students) at the door or in advance from choir members.
