Masterpieces of European sacred music: Celebrating 200 years of Anton Bruckner at St Gabriel's Church, London on Thursday 21st March 2024

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Masterpieces of European sacred music

Celebrating 200 years of Anton Bruckner

Add to my Calendar 21-03-2024 19:00 21-03-2024 21:00 36 Masterpieces of European sacred music 2024 sees the 200th anniversary of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner, and Chandos Chamber Choir will mark this milestone with a concert of sacred music from across Europe, centred around Bruckner’s ever-popular motets.  The programme ranges from the Baroque composers Henry Purcell and Antonio Lotti to contemporary works, showcasing the versatility and endurance of this repertoire. Anton Bruckner was born on 4 September 1824 in the village of Ansfelden, near Linz, the oldest of eleven children of the village schoolmaster.  As the school curriculum included music, Bruckner’s father was his first music teacher.  Bruckner proved to be a talented organist, and started his composing career in around 1835.  Chandos Chamber Choir will perform several of his motets, including favourites such as Locus Iste and Christus Factus Est as well as less well-known works. The programme features the Baroque gems Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences by Purcell and Lotti’s Crucifixus.  This last piece is a depiction in eight parts of the crucifixion of Christ, with a series of suspensions evoking the agony of the Passion.  As each part enters, the setting resonates with the sound of hammered nails. This musical journey then progresses through the German Romantic composers Brahms, Reger and Rheinberger, and is concluded by a selection of 20th century and contemporary works.  These include O Vos Omnes by Pablo Casals, two pieces by the late Romantic French composer Mélanie Bonis, and settings by contemporary composers Olivia Sparkhall, Janet Wheeler and Karl Jenkins.  The latter’s setting of Locus Iste brings us full circle with its echo of Bruckner’s setting of the same text. St Gabriel's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Gabriel's Church
Warwick Square
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2AD
England

Thursday 21st March 2024
7:00 PM

Programme

Karl Jenkins – Locus iste
Henry Purcell – Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences, Z.50
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8 voci
Johannes Brahms – Warum ist das Licht gegeben?, Op.74 no.1
Olivia Sparkhall – Dona Nobis Pacem
Janet Wheeler – Beati quorum via
Pablo Casals – O Vos Omnes
Max Reger – Unser lieben Frauen Traum
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger – Abendlied, Op.69 no.3
Mel Bonis – O salutaris hostia
Mel Bonis – Adoro te
Anton Bruckner – Locus iste, WAB 23
Anton Bruckner – Vexilla Regis, WAB 51
Anton Bruckner – Tota pulchra es, WAB 46
Anton Bruckner – Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13
Anton Bruckner – Afferentur regi, WAB 1
Anton Bruckner – Virga Jesse, WAB 52
Anton Bruckner – Pange Lingua, WAB 33
Anton Bruckner – Os justi, WAB 30
Anton Bruckner – Christus factus est, WAB 11
Anton Bruckner – Ave Maria, WAB 6

Performers

James Davey – Conductor

Chandos Chamber Choir

Programme Note

2024 sees the 200th anniversary of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner, and Chandos Chamber Choir will mark this milestone with a concert of sacred music from across Europe, centred around Bruckner’s ever-popular motets. The programme ranges from the Baroque composers Henry Purcell and Antonio Lotti to contemporary works, showcasing the versatility and endurance of this repertoire.

Anton Bruckner was born on 4 September 1824 in the village of Ansfelden, near Linz, the oldest of eleven children of the village schoolmaster. As the school curriculum included music, Bruckner’s father was his first music teacher. Bruckner proved to be a talented organist, and started his composing career in around 1835. Chandos Chamber Choir will perform several of his motets, including favourites such as Locus Iste and Christus Factus Est as well as less well-known works.

The programme features the Baroque gems Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences by Purcell and Lotti’s Crucifixus. This last piece is a depiction in eight parts of the crucifixion of Christ, with a series of suspensions evoking the agony of the Passion. As each part enters, the setting resonates with the sound of hammered nails.

This musical journey then progresses through the German Romantic composers Brahms, Reger and Rheinberger, and is concluded by a selection of 20th century and contemporary works. These include O Vos Omnes by Pablo Casals, two pieces by the late Romantic French composer Mélanie Bonis, and settings by contemporary composers Olivia Sparkhall, Janet Wheeler and Karl Jenkins. The latter’s setting of Locus Iste brings us full circle with its echo of Bruckner’s setting of the same text.

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