Beethoven & Bach in Hereford Shirehall at Shire Hall, Hereford on Sunday 14th April 2019

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Beethoven & Bach in Hereford Shirehall

Add to my Calendar 14-04-2019 15:30 14-04-2019 17:30 36 Beethoven & Bach in Hereford Shirehall Three works embracing big ideas. Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony has stood for over 200 years as a monument to humanities invincible spirit- a titanic struggle against the forces of darkness and fate which ends in triumph. Bach’s Magnificat is a warm-hearted celebration of the consolation of divine love and salvation. And Donald Fraser’s new work, heard here in its first UK performance (side-by-side with Herefordshire Youth Orchestra), is a celebration of the power of youth to renew our world down through the centuries. Shire Hall, Hereford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Shire Hall
St Peter's Square
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2HX
England

Sunday 14th April 2019
3:30 PM

Programme

Donald Fraser – In time
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
~ Interval ~
Michael Tippett – A Child of our Time: Five Spirituals
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Performers

Jon Weller – Conductor
April Fredrick – soprano
Teresa Karcher – Alto
Simon Gfeller – Tenor
Alan Fairs – Bass
Michael Karcher-Young – Conductor

English Symphony Orchestra
Academia Musica
Herefordshire Youth Orchestra

Programme Note

Three works embracing big ideas. Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony has stood for over 200 years as a monument to humanities invincible spirit- a titanic struggle against the forces of darkness and fate which ends in triumph. Bach’s Magnificat is a warm-hearted celebration of the consolation of divine love and salvation. And Donald Fraser’s new work, heard here in its first UK performance (side-by-side with Herefordshire Youth Orchestra), is a celebration of the power of youth to renew our world down through the centuries.

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