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English Symphony Orchestra and the Academia Musica Choir
Part of the English Symphony Orchestra 2017-18 Season
Add to my Calendar 14-03-2018 19:30 14-03-2018 21:30 36 English Symphony Orchestra and the Academia Musica Choir Two of the great musical evocations of the Napoleonic Wars form the heart of this exciting concert- Haydn’s Mass, performed by the hugely acclaimed Academia Musica Choir, is a powerful plea for love and peace, while Beethoven’s Eroica is the greatest-ever musical manifesto in the cause of human liberty and freedom. The concert opens with a new tone poem by Philip Sawyers inspired by the paintings of Samuel Palmer, a work brimming with colour, melody and drama in the best Beethovenian spirit. “a performance of great life and character which brought a real freshness to Beethoven’s Eroica…” The Classical Reviewer “This is the kind of music that gives one hope for the future of our art” – Classical Source Great Malvern Priory, Malvern DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Great Malvern Priory
Church Street
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 2AY
England
Programme
Philip Sawyers – The Valley of Vision
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.3 in E flat major 'Eroica', Op.55
Joseph Haydn – Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War), Hob XXII:9
Performers
Kenneth Woods – Conductor
English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica
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Programme Note
Two of the great musical evocations of the Napoleonic Wars form the heart of this exciting concert- Haydn’s Mass, performed by the hugely acclaimed Academia Musica Choir, is a powerful plea for love and peace, while Beethoven’s Eroica is the greatest-ever musical manifesto in the cause of human liberty and freedom. The concert opens with a new tone poem by Philip Sawyers inspired by the paintings of Samuel Palmer, a work brimming with colour, melody and drama in the best Beethovenian spirit.
“a performance of great life and character which brought a real freshness to Beethoven’s Eroica…” The Classical Reviewer
“This is the kind of music that gives one hope for the future of our art” – Classical Source
