Details
Holy Trinity Church
Sloane Street
Sloane Square
London
SW1X 9BZ
England
Programme
Henry Purcell – Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z.15
Robert Lucas Pearsall – Lay a Garland
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell: 4, There is an old belief
John Tavener – Svyati
Richard Rodney Bennett – A Good-Night
James MacMillan – Miserere
~ Interval ~
Alex Woolf – Requiem
Performers
Laura van der Heijden – Cello
Nicky Spence – Tenor
Alex Woolf – Conductor
Vox Luna Chamber Choir
Programme Note
Concert in support of Children & the Arts, featuring the world premiere of Alex Woolf's Requiem, performed by Laura van der Heijden (cello), Nicky Spence (tenor) and Vox Luna chamber choir. The Requiem has been written to mark 100 years since the end of World War 1, and combines traditional Latin text with new poetry by Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales. The concert also features choral works by Parry, MacMillan, Purcell, Tavener and Rodney Bennett.
Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Vox Luna chamber choir
Alex Woolf (conductor)
Programme:
Purcell: Hear My Prayer
Pearsall: Lay a Garland
Parry: There is an Old Belief
Tavener: Svyati
Rodney Bennett: A Good-Night
MacMillan: Miserere
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Woolf: Requiem