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Stroud Choral: The Haydn Brothers
Nelson Mass, Joseph Haydn; Requiem, Michael Haydn
Add to my Calendar 16-03-2024 19:00 16-03-2024 21:00 36 Stroud Choral: The Haydn Brothers Stroud Choral Society perform two works by the Haydn brothers. The beautiful Requiem in C by the lesser known Michael Haydn greatly influenced Mozart. After the interval the choir will sing Joseph Haydn's Nelson Mass, or Missa in Angustiis (Mass for troubled times). This was written in 1798 after Napolean had shelled Vienna. It is more commonly known as the Nelson Mass in honour of the British admiral who destroyed the French fleet in 1798. St John The Baptist Church, Cirencester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St John The Baptist Church
5 Market Place
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 2NX
England
Programme
Joseph Haydn – Mass no.11 in D minor 'Nelson', Hob.XXII:11
Michael Haydn – Requiem in C minor, MH 155
Performers
Emma Brain-Gabbott – soprano
Juliet Curnow – Alto
Paul Badley – tenor
Julian Empett – Bass
Simon Bell – Conductor
Stroud Choral Society
Bristol Ensemble
Programme Note
Stroud Choral Society perform two works by the Haydn brothers. The beautiful Requiem in C by the lesser known Michael Haydn greatly influenced Mozart. After the interval the choir will sing Joseph Haydn's Nelson Mass, or Missa in Angustiis (Mass for troubled times). This was written in 1798 after Napolean had shelled Vienna. It is more commonly known as the Nelson Mass in honour of the British admiral who destroyed the French fleet in 1798.
