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Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
England
Programme
Anton Bruckner – Te Deum, WAB 45
Felix Mendelssohn – Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang), Op.52
Performers
Sarah Fox – soprano
Anna Harvey – mezzo-soprano
James Oxley – tenor
Quentin Hayes – Bass
Peter Nardone – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Programme Note
“All that has breath, praise the Lord!” We continue our annual sequence of Mendelssohn’s large-scale choral works with his answer to Beethoven’s Choral Symphony: a majestic expression of joy in mankind’s progression from darkness to enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn’s most popular works within his own lifetime but now rarely performed, the piece bursts with jubilant melodies and rich harmonies. Bruckner’s mighty Te Deum, a piece which the composer called “the pride of his life”, opens with the choir singing in blazing unison.
