Mayfield Festival Choir - John Rutter's Magnificat: Rutter's Magnificat and Stopford's Missa Deus Nobiscum, conducted by Jeremy Summerly with London Primavera and Eloise Irving at St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield on Sunday 20th November 2022

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Mayfield Festival Choir - John Rutter's Magnificat

Rutter's Magnificat and Stopford's Missa Deus Nobiscum, conducted by Jeremy Summerly with London Primavera and Eloise Irving

Add to my Calendar 20-11-2022 19:30 20-11-2022 21:30 36 Mayfield Festival Choir - John Rutter's Magnificat It is difficult to acknowledge that John Rutter is in his mid-70s and that his Magnificat is over 30 years old. Rutter’s music sounds as fresh as ever, and the composer himself shows no sign of slowing down. Rutter happened upon his accessible style when he was still a schoolboy, when he hit upon the idea of combining 20th-century choral styles from England and France with American and British jazz and pop. Rutter’s music is nothing if not eclectic, and it has helped to bring modern choral music back from the edge of over-complicated extinction and into the hearts of performers and listeners in the English-speaking world. Rutter’s Magnificat is especially catchy, with its quirky rhythms and singable melodies; indeed, it has influenced many young British composers. One of those is Philip Stopford, who – like Rutter – is a full-time composer. Stopford’s music is more self-consciously a product of the English church than Rutter’s, but much of it is also aimed at the American market, not least because Stopford has an American publisher and worked for a time as a conductor in New York. Stopford’s Missa Deus nobiscum (Mass ‘God with us’) was written four years ago and gives John Rutter a run for his money in terms of memorable tunes and colourful orchestration. Crucially, what Stopford and Rutter have in common is that their music is dynamically amenable – it sounds familiar even on first listening. This combination of Rutter and Stopford will create a wholly uplifting listener experience.   Would you like to sing with us? We would love to hear from anyone who has experience of choral music and is keen to be part of a friendly but ambitious choir. Contact the membership secretary through the website http://www.mayfieldfestivalchoir.org/join-the-choir St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Dunstan's Church
High Street
Mayfield
East Sussex
TN20 6AB
England

Sunday 20th November 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

John Rutter – Magnificat
Philip Stopford – Missa Deus Nobiscum

Performers

Jeremy Summerly – Conductor
Eloise Irving – soprano
Paul Manley – Leader

Mayfield Festival Choir
London Primavera Orchestra

Programme Note

It is difficult to acknowledge that John Rutter is in his mid-70s and that his Magnificat is over 30 years old. Rutter’s music sounds as fresh as ever, and the composer himself shows no sign of slowing down. Rutter happened upon his accessible style when he was still a schoolboy, when he hit upon the idea of combining 20th-century choral styles from England and France with American and British jazz and pop. Rutter’s music is nothing if not eclectic, and it has helped to bring modern choral music back from the edge of over-complicated extinction and into the hearts of performers and listeners in the English-speaking world. Rutter’s Magnificat is especially catchy, with its quirky rhythms and singable melodies; indeed, it has influenced many young British composers. One of those is Philip Stopford, who – like Rutter – is a full-time composer. Stopford’s music is more self-consciously a product of the English church than Rutter’s, but much of it is also aimed at the American market, not least because Stopford has an American publisher and worked for a time as a conductor in New York. Stopford’s Missa Deus nobiscum (Mass ‘God with us’) was written four years ago and gives John Rutter a run for his money in terms of memorable tunes and colourful orchestration. Crucially, what Stopford and Rutter have in common is that their music is dynamically amenable – it sounds familiar even on first listening. This combination of Rutter and Stopford will create a wholly uplifting listener experience.

Would you like to sing with us? We would love to hear from anyone who has experience of choral music and is keen to be part of a friendly but ambitious choir. Contact the membership secretary through the website http://www.mayfieldfestivalchoir.org/join-the-choir

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