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Christchurch Priory
Quay Road
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 1BU
England
Programme
Louis Vierne – Messe Solennelle, Op.16
Gabriel Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Charles-Marie Widor – Mass, Op.36
Charles-Marie Widor – Organ Symphony no.5: Toccata
Performers
Simon Earl – Director of Music
Grange Choral Society (Christchurch)
Programme Note
To celebrate the reopening of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Grange Choral Society brings you a selection of French music. Much of our concert features the magnificent Nicholson pipe organ of Christchurch Priory.
Gabriel Faure; Cantique de Jean Racine. Composed at the age of 19, the piece takes its inspiration from a Hymn of Praise written by Jean Racine.
Louis Vierne; Messe Solennelle. A beautiful sacred work composed for choir and two organs. First performed in Paris.
Charles-Marie Widor; Toccata. One of the most famous works of this prominent French organist who was for many years organist at the Basilica of Saint Sulpice in Paris.
