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A Celebration of Advent
Part of the Epsom Chamber Choir 50th Year Season 2018-2019
Add to my Calendar 08-12-2018 18:30 08-12-2018 20:30 36 A Celebration of Advent Take time out from the rush towards Christmas with an evening of sublime Advent music. Epsom Chamber Choir are delighted to be performing for the first time at St Margaret’s Church, Putney. The Advent season of preparation for the birth in Bethlehem has long inspired composers, and this continues today. The concert is a feast of spiritual works spanning some nine centuries and also includes pieces by members in the choir, Stephen Ridge and Helen Williams. St Margaret's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Margaret's Church
Putney Park Lane
Putney
London
SW15 5HU
England
Programme
John Rutter – Hymn to the Creator of Light
Hildegard of Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Surge illuminare Jerusalem
Benjamin Britten – A Hymn to the Virgin
Franz Biebl – Ave Maria
Thomas Tallis – Audivi Vocem de Caelo
William Byrd – Vigilate
Arvo Pärt – Magnificat
Performers
Mark Biggins – Conductor
Epsom Chamber Choir
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Programme Note
Take time out from the rush towards Christmas with an evening of sublime Advent music. Epsom Chamber Choir are delighted to be performing for the first time at St Margaret’s Church, Putney.
The Advent season of preparation for the birth in Bethlehem has long inspired composers, and this continues today. The concert is a feast of spiritual works spanning some nine centuries and also includes pieces by members in the choir, Stephen Ridge and Helen Williams.
