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SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church
109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1EH
England
Programme
Michelangelo Rossi – O miseria d'amante
János Vajda – Három Mária–ének 2. O Vos Omnes
Francis Pott – They that put their trust in the Lord
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Heyr þú oss himnum á
Mårten Jansson – Far
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Valiant-for-truth
Gustav Holst – Sing me the men, Op.43 no.2
Gustav Holst – The Evening-Watch, Op.43 no.1
James MacMillan – Miserere
Nicholas Maw – One foot in Eden still, I stand
Performers
Matthew Berry – Director
Commotio
Programme Note
Commotio and Matthew Berry invite you to join them on an exploration of Love in its many forms this Lent season. From the visceral longing of Rossi's 'O miseria d'amante' (a rare departure from Commotio's contemporary repertoire) to the filial love of Marten Jansson's 'Far' this promises to be a concert of evocative, beautiful music.
Macmillan's setting of the traditional Lenten text 'Miserere' combines drama and beauty with marvellous word setting, and use of harmonised chant. Maw's setting of Muir's 'One foot in Eden, still I stand' perfectly depicts the longing for a lost paradise, felt so strongly by the poet. Commotio will also perform Holst's 'Evening Watch' alongside its lesser known companion piece 'Sing me the men'.
Commotio will perform the premiere of Francis Pott's 'They that put their trust in the Lord ', a sensitive setting commissioned by Valerie and Helen Jefferies, displaying the mellifluous and complex harmonies for which Pott is renowned.
