Requiem in D Minor, Gabriel Fauré and The Prophet, Harvey Brough: Vox Holloway performs Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and The Prophet composed by Harvey Brough with words by Kahlil Gibran. at St James's Church, London on Sunday 26th November 2023

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Requiem in D Minor, Gabriel Fauré and The Prophet, Harvey Brough

Vox Holloway performs Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and The Prophet composed by Harvey Brough with words by Kahlil Gibran.

Add to my Calendar 26-11-2023 19:00 26-11-2023 21:00 36 Requiem in D Minor, Gabriel Fauré and The Prophet, Harvey Brough The Fauré Requiem in D minor is an all-time audience favourite, presented here in a new version for chamber orchestra by Harvey Brough, alongside Harvey’s musical adaption of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. The Fauré Requiem distilled some of the most beautiful melodies he ever composed. Although it was written around the time of his parents’ deaths, he later declared, ‘My Requiem wasn’t written for anything – for pleasure if I may call it that!’ It is uplifting rather than mournful. Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, was published in September 1923. The work begins with the mysterious prophet, Almustafa, preparing to leave the city of Orphalese, where he has lived for twelve years, to return to the island of his birth. The people of the city beg him not to go, but as he prepares to depart, the seeress, Almitra, asks him to share his truths. He talks about all human life: love, marriage, children, giving, reason and passion, joy and sorrow, concluding with his famous words on death, before he boards his ship and vanishes into the mist. Gibran illustrated The Prophet himself, adding to the power of a work which made him the bestselling poet of the twentieth century. Vox Holloway make a welcome return to St James’s Piccadilly after their triumphant performance of Handel, Purcell and Brough last Easter. They are joined by a superb cast of soloists and players. Soloists: Eloise Irving, Maurice Wren, Faith Waddell, Imogen Parry and Lucy Potterton St James's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St James's Church
197 Piccadilly
Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LL
England

Sunday 26th November 2023
7:00 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48 (1883)
Harvey Brough – The Prophet

Performers

Harvey Brough – Conductor
David Le Page – Leader

Vox Holloway

Programme Note

The Fauré Requiem in D minor is an all-time audience favourite, presented here in a new version for chamber orchestra by Harvey Brough, alongside Harvey’s musical adaption of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.

The Fauré Requiem distilled some of the most beautiful melodies he ever composed. Although it was written around the time of his parents’ deaths, he later declared, ‘My Requiem wasn’t written for anything – for pleasure if I may call it that!’ It is uplifting rather than mournful.

Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, was published in September 1923. The work begins with the mysterious prophet, Almustafa, preparing to leave the city of Orphalese, where he has lived for twelve years, to return to the island of his birth. The people of the city beg him not to go, but as he prepares to depart, the seeress, Almitra, asks him to share his truths. He talks about all human life: love, marriage, children, giving, reason and passion, joy and sorrow, concluding with his famous words on death, before he boards his ship and vanishes into the mist. Gibran illustrated The Prophet himself, adding to the power of a work which made him the bestselling poet of the twentieth century.

Vox Holloway make a welcome return to St James’s Piccadilly after their triumphant performance of Handel, Purcell and Brough last Easter. They are joined by a superb cast of soloists and players.

Soloists: Eloise Irving, Maurice Wren, Faith Waddell, Imogen Parry and Lucy Potterton

Requiem in D Minor, Gabriel Fauré and The Prophet, Harvey Brough

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