Tears and Triumph at Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes on Sunday 22nd March 2026

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

Tears and Triumph

Part of the MK Chorale 2025 - 2026 Season

Add to my Calendar 22-03-2026 18:30 22-03-2026 20:30 36 Tears and Triumph Join us for a moving evening exploring the theme of tears and triumph through music both old and new. Pergolesi's stunning and achingly expressive Stabat Mater, written in the final weeks of his tragically short life, opens our concert in the darkest key possible for 1736, setting the thirteenth-century Latin hymn depicting Mary weeping at the foot of the cross. The second half of our concert features Oliver Tarney's powerful Magnificat, written in 2014, which interleaves the text of the Magnificat with related texts from Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions. Skillfully sewing together multiple traditions and perspectives into dazzling and rich musical textures that cleverly play with time, Tarney's transcendental and deeply moving work completes our powerful journey from darkness to light. Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Church of Christ the Cornerstone
300 Saxon Gate
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 2ES
England

Sunday 22nd March 2026
6:30 PM

Programme

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater
Oliver Tarney – Magnificat

Performers

Mark Jordan – Conductor
Katy Thomson – soprano
Amy Kearsley – mezzo-soprano

Milton Keynes Chorale

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Programme Note

Join us for a moving evening exploring the theme of tears and triumph through music both old and new. Pergolesi's stunning and achingly expressive Stabat Mater, written in the final weeks of his tragically short life, opens our concert in the darkest key possible for 1736, setting the thirteenth-century Latin hymn depicting Mary weeping at the foot of the cross. The second half of our concert features Oliver Tarney's powerful Magnificat, written in 2014, which interleaves the text of the Magnificat with related texts from Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions. Skillfully sewing together multiple traditions and perspectives into dazzling and rich musical textures that cleverly play with time, Tarney's transcendental and deeply moving work completes our powerful journey from darkness to light.

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