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Between Heaven and Earth

Part of the Sherborne Abbey Festival 2023

Add to my Calendar 27-04-2023 19:30 27-04-2023 21:30 36 Between Heaven and Earth Part of Sherborne Abbey Festival After last year’s triumphant post-Covid performance of The Kingdom, Sherborne Abbey Festival's own Chorus returns, this time to open the festival, with a concert journeying through the nineteenth century, from the trumpets of Haydn to the soaring melodies of Brahms via one of Schubert’s most popular works. Our main work is Haydn’s mighty Harmoniemesse, Haydn's last major work, composed when he was celebrated as the greatest living composer. It was written for his employer’s wife’s birthday – quite a present! It has everything that the Princess could have wished for: Haydn at his most cheerful, with lots of woodwind, trumpets and joyful choruses - you can't fail to be uplifted by it. Schubert’s much-loved ‘Unfinished’ Symphony may only have two movements, but it punches well above its weight, with all the drama and emotion of a longer work, as well as unforgettable melodies, packed into it. Brahms’ moving Song of Destiny takes the words of Friedrich Hölderlin, describing the contrast between our lives in heaven and earth: blissful calm contrasts with plunging uncertainty, but ultimately a mood of hope prevails – this is music for now just as much as then. With four prize-winning young soloists and the fine players of Chameleon Arts Orchestra joining us, we're looking forward to getting the festival off to a great start. Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Sherborne Abbey
Abbey Close
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3LQ
England


Programme

Johannes BrahmsSchicksalslied, Op.54
Franz SchubertSymphony no.8 in B minor 'Unfinished', D.759
~ Interval ~
Joseph HaydnMass no.14 in B flat major 'Harmoniemesse', Hob.XXII:14

Performers

Paul Ellis – Conductor
Isabella Piggott – soprano
Lucy Thalange – mezzo-soprano
Henrik Enger Holm – tenor
Florian Störtz – Bass

Sherborne Festival Chorus
Chameleon Arts Orchestra

Programme Note

Part of Sherborne Abbey Festival

After last year’s triumphant post-Covid performance of The Kingdom, Sherborne Abbey Festival's own Chorus returns, this time to open the festival, with a concert journeying through the nineteenth century, from the trumpets of Haydn to the soaring melodies of Brahms via one of Schubert’s most popular works.

Our main work is Haydn’s mighty Harmoniemesse, Haydn's last major work, composed when he was celebrated as the greatest living composer. It was written for his employer’s wife’s birthday – quite a present! It has everything that the Princess could have wished for: Haydn at his most cheerful, with lots of woodwind, trumpets and joyful choruses - you can't fail to be uplifted by it.

Schubert’s much-loved ‘Unfinished’ Symphony may only have two movements, but it punches well above its weight, with all the drama and emotion of a longer work, as well as unforgettable melodies, packed into it.

Brahms’ moving Song of Destiny takes the words of Friedrich Hölderlin, describing the contrast between our lives in heaven and earth: blissful calm contrasts with plunging uncertainty, but ultimately a mood of hope prevails – this is music for now just as much as then.

With four prize-winning young soloists and the fine players of Chameleon Arts Orchestra joining us, we're looking forward to getting the festival off to a great start.

Sherborne Festival Chorus

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