Symphony of Remembering: Fundraising Concert in aid of Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ Appeal at Coventry Cathedral, Coventry on Saturday 11th June 2022

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Symphony of Remembering

Fundraising Concert in aid of Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ Appeal

Add to my Calendar 11-06-2022 19:30 11-06-2022 21:30 36 Symphony of Remembering Fundraising Concert in aid of Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ Appeal One of the most iconic buildings in the world and a miracle of mid-twentieth century architecture and design, Coventry Cathedral is the perfect setting for a programme that is by turns contemplative and dramatic. From the eternally descending progressions of Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten to Dives and Lazarus, Vaughan Williams passionately reworks the Englishfolk song. The first half ends with Derek Nisbet’s Symphony of Remembering, created especially for this cathedral and featuring the testimony of people who have suffered more recent losses, including through the pandemic. Mahler’s transcendent Adagietto from his Fifth symphony is followed by the Gothic drama of Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani. The Poulenc provides the perfect showcase for the magnificent Harrison & Harrison organ built in 1962 featuring a facade designed by the building’s architect Sir Basil Spence. All proceeds from the concert will go towards the cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ appeal. Coventry Cathedral, Coventry DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Coventry Cathedral
Priory Street
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 5FB
England

Saturday 11th June 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Arvo Pärt – Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Francis Poulenc – Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G minor, FP 93
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.5: Adagietto (arr. Fetherstonhaugh)
Derek Nesbit – Symphony of Remembering
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenata notturna in D major, K.239
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

Performers

Rachel Mahon – organ
Michael Collins – Conductor

Orchestra of the Swan

Programme Note

Fundraising Concert in aid of Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ Appeal

One of the most iconic buildings in the world and a miracle of mid-twentieth century architecture and design, Coventry Cathedral is the perfect setting for a programme that is by turns contemplative and dramatic. From the eternally descending progressions of Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten to Dives and Lazarus, Vaughan Williams passionately reworks the English
folk song.

The first half ends with Derek Nisbet’s Symphony of Remembering, created especially for this cathedral and featuring the testimony of people who have suffered more recent losses, including through the pandemic. Mahler’s transcendent Adagietto from his Fifth symphony is followed by the Gothic drama of Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani.

The Poulenc provides the perfect showcase for the magnificent Harrison & Harrison organ built in 1962 featuring a facade designed by the building’s architect Sir Basil Spence. All proceeds from the concert will go towards the cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Organ appeal.

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