The Sixteen: The Choral Pilgrimage 2022: An Old Belief at St John's College Chapel, Cambridge on Friday 18th March 2022

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The Sixteen: The Choral Pilgrimage 2022

An Old Belief

Add to my Calendar 18-03-2022 20:00 18-03-2022 22:00 36 The Sixteen: The Choral Pilgrimage 2022 Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war. The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall. St John's College Chapel, Cambridge DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's College Chapel
Saint Johns Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1TW
England

Friday 18th March 2022
8:00 PM

Programme

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell
Mediaeval carol – Deo gracias, Anglia
Mediaeval carol – Saint Thomas honour we
Mediaeval carol – O blessed Lord
Mediaeval carol – Benedicite Deo
Cecilia McDowall – An Unexpected Shore
Thomas Campion – Never, weather-beaten sail
Thomas Campion – Author of light
Thomas Campion – Tune thy music to thy heart
Herbert Howells – Take him Earth, for Cherishing

Performers

Harry Christophers – Conductor

The Sixteen

Programme Note

Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war.

The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall.

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