The Carice Singers: Remembrance Concert at Pinner Parish Church, London on Saturday 10th November 2018

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The Carice Singers

Remembrance Concert

Part of the Music in Pinner 2018/2019 Season

Add to my Calendar 10-11-2018 19:30 10-11-2018 21:30 36 The Carice Singers On 7th October 1918, almost exactly a month before the Western Front fell quiet for the final time, the composer and teacher Hubert Parry died. His extensive musical output, consisting of symphonies, oratorios, songs, and chamber works, as well as his far-reaching influence as Head of the Royal College of Music in London earned him the admiration and undying gratitude both of his contemporaries and those who followed in his footsteps.  It is difficult to know what caused Parry to write his remarkable Songs of Farewell between 1913-1915. He certainly knew his health was failing, yet he may also have been provoked by the events of the First World War and the losses among his own friends and students which, in the words of Herbert Howells, “cast a devastating shadow over Parry’s mind and heart”.  The first half also pays tribute to English composers who were involved in or affected by the Great War. Pinner Parish Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Pinner Parish Church
Church Lane
Harrow
London
HA5 3AA
England

Saturday 10th November 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Ivor Gurney – Since I believe in God
Gustav Holst – Nunc Dimittis, H.127
Edward Elgar – They Are At Rest, anthem
Cecilia McDowall – I know that my Redeemer liveth
~ Interval ~
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Love is a Sickness, Op.21 no.4
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Sorrow and Pain

Performers

George Parris – Director

Carice Singers

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Programme Note

On 7th October 1918, almost exactly a month before the Western Front fell quiet for the final time, the composer and teacher Hubert Parry died. His extensive musical output, consisting of symphonies, oratorios, songs, and chamber works, as well as his far-reaching influence as Head of the Royal College of Music in London earned him the admiration and undying gratitude both of his contemporaries and those who followed in his footsteps.

It is difficult to know what caused Parry to write his remarkable Songs of Farewell between 1913-1915. He certainly knew his health was failing, yet he may also have been provoked by the events of the First World War and the losses among his own friends and students which, in the words of Herbert Howells, “cast a devastating shadow over Parry’s mind and heart”.

The first half also pays tribute to English composers who were involved in or affected by the Great War.

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