A Sense of the Divine: The Grand Tour at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 25th February 2017

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A Sense of the Divine: The Grand Tour

Add to my Calendar 25-02-2017 19:30 25-02-2017 21:30 36 A Sense of the Divine: The Grand Tour Exultate Singers packs its bags for a Grand Tour of European music that brings together some of the standout choral works that have entertained, inspired and moved its ever-growing audience in 12 countries over 15 years. Expect a spectacular programme of sacred and secular music from across the centuries that roams around the cities and countryside of Europe, taking in folksongs and large-scale works in multiple voices that make full use of St George’s wonderful acoustic. The programme, which also features the world premiere performance of Naji Hakim’s newly commissioned ‘Exultate Deo’, is crowned by Roxanna Panufnik’s All Shall Be Well.  Featuring cellist Richard May, it’s a work with luxurious, rich textures that combines the soaring voice of the solo cello with eight-part choir.  St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

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

Saturday 25th February 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium nunquam habui à 40
Joseph Canteloube – Chants d’Auvergne: Bailero
Eriks Esenvalds – O Salutaris Hostia
James MacMillan – Miserere
Roxanna Panufnik – All Shall Be Well
Giovanni Gabrieli – Jubilate Deo omnis terra, Ch.136
Johann Sebastian Bach – Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (motet), BWV 230
Naji Hakim – Exultate Deo

Performers

David Ogden – Conductor
Richard May – Cello

Exultate Singers

Programme Note

Exultate Singers packs its bags for a Grand Tour of European music that brings together some of the standout choral works that have entertained, inspired and moved its ever-growing audience in 12 countries over 15 years. Expect a spectacular programme of sacred and secular music from across the centuries that roams around the cities and countryside of Europe, taking in folksongs and large-scale works in multiple voices that make full use of St George’s wonderful acoustic. The programme, which also features the world premiere performance of Naji Hakim’s newly commissioned ‘Exultate Deo’, is crowned by Roxanna Panufnik’s All Shall Be Well. Featuring cellist Richard May, it’s a work with luxurious, rich textures that combines the soaring voice of the solo cello with eight-part choir.

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