Details
St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Orlando Gibbons – Drop, drop slow tears
Giovanni Gabrieli – Angelus Domine descendit
Claudio Monteverdi – Christe, adoramus te
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013
Ola Gjeilo – Serenity (O magnum mysterium)
James MacMillan – Domine non secundum peccata nostra
Thomas Tallis – O Nata Lux
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-night Vigil (Vespers): Bogoroditse Devo
Nicola Matteis – Passaggio rotto, Fantasia, Movimento incognito
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48: 'Pie Jesu' (arr. Barnaby Smith)
Jonathan Dove – Into thy hands
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Passacaglia in G minor
Owain Park – New Work (world premiere)
Performers
Rachel Podger – baroque violin
Voces8
Programme Note
Spiritual beings, angels are considered divine intermediaries between heaven and earth; messengers sent to guide and guard. Over the ages they have inspired artistic flights of brilliance from musicians, poets and writers, enshrining their essence and wisdom in art. Saint Ambrose is traditionally credited with promoting antiphonal voices in sacred music, calls and responses uniquely explored in A Guardian Angel.
‘queen of the Baroque violin’ (Sunday Times) Rachel Podger’s serene and beguiling virtuosity is the angelic guiding voice amidst choral masterpieces sung by star vocal ensemble VOCES8. Including a new commission for both artists by Owain Park, and The Three Kings by VOCES8 composer in residence Jonathan Dove, this meditative programme is designed to explore the space and acoustics of the venue.
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‘impeccable’ (GRAMOPHON. ON VOCES8)
*Please note there has been a change to previously published start time