A Sense of the Divine: Choral Carnival at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 23rd April 2016

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

A Sense of the Divine: Choral Carnival

Add to my Calendar 23-04-2016 19:30 23-04-2016 21:30 36 A Sense of the Divine: Choral Carnival Exultate Singers heads to South America in advance of the Rio 2016 Olympics for this year’s ever-popular Sense of the Divine concert featuring a wide variety of choral music across the ages from Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia. Beautiful sonorous 17th century polyphony combine with arrangements of lively and energetic folk songs and dances such as the samba, tango and malambo. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera is marked by a performance of his Lamentations of Jeremiah, a dramatic and passionate folk-inspired work for unaccompanied choir. The choir is joined by the renowned classical guitarist Craig Ogden, and the virtuoso cellist Richard May who will perform music by Villa Lobos, Piazzolla and Gnattali.  Don’t miss this toe-tapping choral carnival! St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England

Saturday 23rd April 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Alberto Ginastera – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla – Milonga del Angel
Juan de Araujo – Ay Andar
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Ave Maria
Juan de Araujo – Los coflades de la estleya
Ernst Mahle – Suite Carimbó
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas brasileiras no.1, W246

Performers

Craig Ogden – classical guitar
Richard May – Cello
David Ogden – Conductor

Exultate Singers

Programme Note

Exultate Singers heads to South America in advance of the Rio 2016 Olympics for this year’s ever-popular Sense of the Divine concert featuring a wide variety of choral music across the ages from Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia.

Beautiful sonorous 17th century polyphony combine with arrangements of lively and energetic folk songs and dances such as the samba, tango and malambo. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera is marked by a performance of his Lamentations of Jeremiah, a dramatic and passionate folk-inspired work for unaccompanied choir.

The choir is joined by the renowned classical guitarist Craig Ogden, and the virtuoso cellist Richard May who will perform music by Villa Lobos, Piazzolla and Gnattali.

Don’t miss this toe-tapping choral carnival!

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