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St Cyprian's Clarence Gate
Glentworth Street
Marylebone
London
NW1 6AX
England
Tickets
Prices: £25, £30
Book Tickets
Programme
Performers
Peter Fender – Conductor
Helen Semple – soprano
Lydia Shariff – mezzo-soprano
John Upperton – tenor
Jim Clements – baritone
6 Centuries Chamber Choir
South London Sinfonietta
Programme Note
Ethel Smyth, known in particular for her Suffragette activities alongside Emmeline Pankhurst, composed this Mass in 1891. In doing so, she defied convention by writing a powerful, large-scale work, far from the drawing room ditties considered acceptable for a woman to compose. It shows her deep spirituality and her compositional skill in blending Romantic richness with contrapuntal mastery, reflecting influences from Brahms and Wagner whilst asserting her own voice. The Mass in D is both devotional and dramatic, moving between moments of introspection and grandeur. Don't miss this rare performance!
