Details
St James' & St Basil's Church
Fenham Hall Drive
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9EJ
England
Programme
Edward Elgar – The Apostles, Op.49: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
Johannes Brahms – Geistliches Lied, Op.30
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Cesar Franck – Mass in A major: Panis Angelicus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Ave verum corpus, K.618
Performers
Chester Bach Singers
Sonoro
Programme Note
Spend a day with conductor Neil Ferris and professional singers from Sonoro, one of the UK's leading choral ensembles, to sing choral classics by Elgar, Mozart, Franck, Lotti, Brahms and J. S. Bach, and to explore newly composed partner pieces by some of today’s leading composers.
This workshop has been designed to both challenge and inspire confidence, and participants will receive expert advice on vocal techniques and interpretation.
Participants will be supported by Sonoro singers on each voice part, but some experience of reading music is required.
There will be an evening concert at 7:30pm performed by Sonoro and Voices of Hope (see separate listing). Tickets £15 (U25 £5)
Please note that participants in the workshop must be over the age of 18.
Schedule:
10:00am Arrival
10:30am-12:30pm Workshop Session 1
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-4:00pm Workshop Session 2
7:30pm Concert performed by Sonoro and Voices of Hope
Repertoire
Edward Elgar/Oliver Tarney The Spirit of the Lord
W. A. Mozart/Errollyn Wallen Ave verum corpus
César Franck/Rebecca Dale Panis Angelicus
Antonio Lotti Crucifixus a 8/Cecilia McDowall Crucifixus Re-Imagined
Johannes Brahms Geistliches Lied/Michael Higgins See, I am God
J. S. Bach/Gareth Treseder Jesu, joy of our desiring
