The Throne of Beauty: Phenomenal Women at The Cutty Sark, London on Wednesday 6th July 2016

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

The Throne of Beauty: Phenomenal Women

Add to my Calendar 06-07-2016 20:15 06-07-2016 22:15 36 The Throne of Beauty: Phenomenal Women The London Oriana Choir and Dominic Peckham celebrate the launch concert for five15, a pioneering initiative promoting women composers, with a mesmerising collection of choral music inspired by the power and strength of women, featuring the first five15 commission by acclaimed composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad - all beneath the shining hull of the Cutty Sark.The concert also marks the start of the choir's new residency at Royal Museums Greenwich. The Cutty Sark, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

The Cutty Sark
King William Walk
Greenwich
London
SE10 9HT
England

Wednesday 6th July 2016
8:15 PM

Programme

Cheryl Frances-Hoad – So True a Fool is Love
Judith Weir – Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above
Cecilia McDowall – O Oriens
Hildegard of Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae (arr. Cheryl Lynn Helm)
Dobrinka Tabakova – St John of Rila's Troparion
Eleanor Daley – Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Rebecca Dale – If I Should Go
Charlotte Bray – Agnus Dei
Josefina Benedetti – Ode to Women
Kerry Andrew – O Nata Lux
Gwyneth Walker – My Girls
Elizabeth Atkinson – The Fruits of Selfless Heart
Susan Hill – Scarborough Fair
Ruth Watson Henderson – Annabel Lee

Performers

Dominic Ellis-Peckham – Conductor

London Oriana Choir

Programme Note

The London Oriana Choir and Dominic Peckham celebrate the launch concert for five15, a pioneering initiative promoting women composers, with a mesmerising collection of choral music inspired by the power and strength of women, featuring the first five15 commission by acclaimed composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad - all beneath the shining hull of the Cutty Sark.

The concert also marks the start of the choir's new residency at Royal Museums Greenwich.

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