Lux Aeterna - Leicester Bach Choir: Eternal Light at Church of St James the Greater, Leicester on Saturday 21st June 2025

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Lux Aeterna - Leicester Bach Choir

Eternal Light

Add to my Calendar 21-06-2025 19:30 21-06-2025 21:30 36 Lux Aeterna - Leicester Bach Choir A programme of choral music from recent composers, including Charles Paterson's George Herbert settings. Charles Paterson was a former member and Chair of the Leicester Bach Choir who, sadly passed away late in 2024. The oldest of the works in this programme was written, we believe, in 1997! Whilst some of the items are unaccompanied choral works, others, such as the Tavener and Macmillan in particular, will enable the wonderful Simon Hogan to stretch the magnificent organ at St James the Greater to its full extent!   Church of St James the Greater, Leicester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Church of St James the Greater
London Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 2NE
England

Saturday 21st June 2025
7:30 PM

Programme

Charles Paterson – George Herbert settings: Virtue, Heaven, Antiphon
James MacMillan – Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Morten Laurisden – Lux Aeterna
John Tavener – Maha Maya

Performers

Simon Hogan – organ
Richard Laing – Music Director

Leicester Bach Choir

Programme Note

A programme of choral music from recent composers, including Charles Paterson's George Herbert settings. Charles Paterson was a former member and Chair of the Leicester Bach Choir who, sadly passed away late in 2024.

The oldest of the works in this programme was written, we believe, in 1997!

Whilst some of the items are unaccompanied choral works, others, such as the Tavener and Macmillan in particular, will enable the wonderful Simon Hogan to stretch the magnificent organ at St James the Greater to its full extent!

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