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Tredici Summer Concert
Poulenc Gloria & Whitbourn Son of God Mass
Part of the Tredici Chamber Choir: 20th Anniversary Season
Add to my Calendar 05-07-2025 19:30 05-07-2025 21:30 36 Tredici Summer Concert Join us for an evening of striking musical contrasts in the stunning surroundings of St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens. This richly varied programme includes Poulenc’s joyous and unpredictable Gloria, Arvo Pärt’s meditative The Beatitudes, and James Whitbourn’s luminous and expressive Son of God Mass - a rare combination of choir, organ, and saxophone in a compelling blend of ancient and modern. Renowned saxophonist Alastair Penman joins Tredici to bring this unique texture to life. Also featured are Knut Nystedt's mystical Immortal Bach, Philip White’s Palimpsest—a contemporary reimagining of Tallis’s If Ye Love Me—and the austere beauty of Morales’s Parce mihi Domine. From Renaissance polyphony to minimalist serenity and vibrant modernity, this concert promises a journey through time and sound in one of London’s most atmospheric sacred spaces. St James's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St James's Church
Sussex Gardens
Paddington
London
W2 3UD
England
Tickets
Prices: £18 & £14
Booking line: 0333 666 33 66
Book Tickets
Programme
Cristóbal de Morales – Parce mihi Domine
Arvo Pärt – The Beatitudes
Philip White – Palimpsest on Tallis's If Ye Love Me
Francis Poulenc – Gloria, FP 177
Knut Nystedt – Immortal Bach
James Whitbourn – Son of God Mass
Performers
Richard Thomas – Conductor
Jonathan Pease – organ
Alastair Penman – soprano saxophone
Susanna MacRae – soprano
Programme Note
Join us for an evening of striking musical contrasts in the stunning surroundings of St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens.
This richly varied programme includes Poulenc’s joyous and unpredictable Gloria, Arvo Pärt’s meditative The Beatitudes, and James Whitbourn’s luminous and expressive Son of God Mass - a rare combination of choir, organ, and saxophone in a compelling blend of ancient and modern. Renowned saxophonist Alastair Penman joins Tredici to bring this unique texture to life.
Also featured are Knut Nystedt's mystical Immortal Bach, Philip White’s Palimpsest—a contemporary reimagining of Tallis’s If Ye Love Me—and the austere beauty of Morales’s Parce mihi Domine.
From Renaissance polyphony to minimalist serenity and vibrant modernity, this concert promises a journey through time and sound in one of London’s most atmospheric sacred spaces.
