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Christ Church
35 Darley Avenue
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2ZD
England
Programme
William Byrd – Praise our Lord all ye gentiles
Imogen Holst – A Hymne to Christ
Elizabeth Poston – Sing unto the Lord
George Frideric Handel – Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Benjamin Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30
Keith Orrell – A Benedictine Anthem
Caroline Shaw – And the Swallow
Henry Purcell – Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Z.49
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to the Virgin
Kenneth Leighton – Let All The World In Every Corner Sing
William Byrd – Prevent Us, O Lord
William Byrd – Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
Performers
Richard Lea – organ
Keith Orrell – Music Director
William Byrd Singers
Programme Note
Anthems and music celebrating the joy of singing by Byrd (including Praise our Lord), Purcell (the famous Bell Anthem), Handel (the spectacular final section of Dixit Dominus) and more contemporary pieces by Britten (Rejoice in the Lamb and A Hymn to the Virgin), Leighton, Orrell, and beautiful music by Caroline Shaw (And the swallow), Elizabeth Poston and Imogen Holst, complimented with stunning organ music played by Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral organist Richard Lea.
