Garleton Singers Spring Concert: Joseph Haydn’s Stabat Mater at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh on Saturday 28th March 2026

Garleton Singers Spring Concert

Joseph Haydn’s Stabat Mater

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2026 19:30 28-03-2026 21:30 36 Garleton Singers Spring Concert Our spring concert is centred around Joseph Haydn's glorious rich setting of the Stabat Mater with choir, orchestra and soloist all conducted by Stephen Doughty.  The choir are also going to perform Brahms' Schicksalslied.  Finally, in a world premier, the choir are going to perform 2 songs from Finnish composer Johanna Almark's brand new composition , Never Withering Rose.  This is a piece for choir, orchestra and soloist sets cello with the overall theme of 'holy' visionary women through the ages.  We are singing "Vassula's Dream" created from quotes of Hildegard of Bingen and "Jeanne" from text extracted from the poem 'A Jeanne D'Arc' by Therese de Lisieux.         Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2QQ
Scotland

Saturday 28th March 2026
7:30 PM

Tickets

Prices: £18/£8/£3
Book Tickets

Programme

Johanna Almark – Never Withering Rose
Johannes Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op.54 (arr. S Doughty)
Joseph Haydn – Stabat Mater, Hob.XXa:1

Performers

Stephen Doughty – Conductor

Garleton Singers

Programme Note

Our spring concert is centred around Joseph Haydn's glorious rich setting of the Stabat Mater with choir, orchestra and soloist all conducted by Stephen Doughty. The choir are also going to perform Brahms' Schicksalslied. Finally, in a world premier, the choir are going to perform 2 songs from Finnish composer Johanna Almark's brand new composition , Never Withering Rose. This is a piece for choir, orchestra and soloist sets cello with the overall theme of 'holy' visionary women through the ages. We are singing "Vassula's Dream" created from quotes of Hildegard of Bingen and "Jeanne" from text extracted from the poem 'A Jeanne D'Arc' by Therese de Lisieux.

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