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Bruckner: mystic and misfit
Part of the St George's Singers 2024-25 Season
Add to my Calendar 16-11-2024 19:30 16-11-2024 21:30 36 St George's Singers Anton Bruckner’s symphonies rank alongside the 19th century’s greatest, but he was a deeply religious man, whose devotion to the spiritual life also inspired him to write magnificent sacred choral works. His devout nature, provincial background, social naivety and unquestioning deference to authority set him apart from his contemporaries, whilst the originality of his music met with incomprehension from critics Today, however, Bruckner is recognised as one of the most influential composers of his age, and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth, this concert features his Mass in E minor for eight-part choir and wind orchestra, and a selection of his glorious motets. St George's Church, Stockport DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George's Church
28 Buxton Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 6NU
England
Programme
Anton Bruckner – Mass no.2 in E minor, WAB 27
Anton Bruckner – Ave Maria, WAB 6
Anton Bruckner – Christus factus est, WAB 11
Anton Bruckner – Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13
Anton Bruckner – Locus iste, WAB 23
Anton Bruckner – Tota pulchra es, WAB 46
Anton Bruckner – Virga Jesse, WAB 52
Performers
Neil Taylor – Conductor
St George's Singers, Poynton
St George's Symphonic Wind and Brass
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Programme Note
Anton Bruckner’s symphonies rank alongside the 19th century’s greatest, but he was a deeply religious man, whose devotion to the spiritual life also inspired him to write magnificent sacred choral works. His devout nature, provincial background, social naivety and unquestioning deference to authority set him apart from his contemporaries, whilst the originality of his music met with incomprehension from critics
Today, however, Bruckner is recognised as one of the most influential composers of his age, and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth, this concert features his Mass in E minor for eight-part choir and wind orchestra, and a selection of his glorious motets.
