Rodolfus Choir: Masters of Polish Polyphony at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London on Friday 11th November 2022

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Rodolfus Choir: Masters of Polish Polyphony

Add to my Calendar 11-11-2022 19:30 11-11-2022 21:30 36 Rodolfus Choir: Masters of Polish Polyphony Ralph Allwood’s Rodolfus Choir unlocks a treasure-house of Polish sacred music in this ravishing final concert of the 2022 Joy and Devotion festival. Drawn from Britain’s very finest young choral singers, The Rodolfus Choir is a choir with a striking difference; an ensemble, in the words of Gramophone, that “ rises above the technical challenges to convey a sense of radiance and elation that is indelibly memorable”. As part of Joy and Devotion, London’s new annual festival of Polish sacred music, Rodolfus’s founder and trainer Ralph Allwood takes these handpicked vocalists on a journey into the soul of a nation: chants, anthems, organ solos and fervent prayers. This is music of burning passion and ecstatic beauty, spanning nearly a millennium of endurance, courage and unquenchable faith.   St Martin-in-the-Fields, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
Westminster
London
WC2N 4JJ
England

Friday 11th November 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Marian Sawa – Chorale Prelude ‘Adoro te devote’

Performers

Rupert Jeffcoat – organ
Ralph Allwood – Conductor

Rodolfus Choir

Programme Note

Ralph Allwood’s Rodolfus Choir unlocks a treasure-house of Polish sacred music in this ravishing final concert of the 2022 Joy and Devotion festival.

Drawn from Britain’s very finest young choral singers, The Rodolfus Choir is a choir with a striking difference; an ensemble, in the words of Gramophone, that “ rises above the technical challenges to convey a sense of radiance and elation that is indelibly memorable”. As part of Joy and Devotion, London’s new annual festival of Polish sacred music, Rodolfus’s founder and trainer Ralph Allwood takes these handpicked vocalists on a journey into the soul of a nation: chants, anthems, organ solos and fervent prayers. This is music of burning passion and ecstatic beauty, spanning nearly a millennium of endurance, courage and unquenchable faith.

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