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Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight
Part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Spring Series
Add to my Calendar 12-01-2017 21:30 12-01-2017 23:30 36 Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight The second of this evening's two concerts in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London's 2017 Spring Series welcomes back Skolia Choir and Elizabeth de Lacey to perform Rachmaninov's epic Vespers, or All Night Vigil. This remarkable work of almost symphonic proportions transports listeners to a different world, that of the Russian Orthodox Church with its legendary low bass voices and melodies based on traditional chant, and this performance is sure to be all the more atmospheric when sung by beautiful candlelight. This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval. A reduced price combined ticket is availble for this concert and the earlier concert at St Martin's. Please contact the box office for more details. For more information please click here. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
Westminster
London
WC2N 4JJ
England
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
Performers
Elizabeth de Lacey – Conductor
Skolia Choir
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Programme Note
The second of this evening's two concerts in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London's 2017 Spring Series welcomes back Skolia Choir and Elizabeth de Lacey to perform Rachmaninov's epic Vespers, or All Night Vigil. This remarkable work of almost symphonic proportions transports listeners to a different world, that of the Russian Orthodox Church with its legendary low bass voices and melodies based on traditional chant, and this performance is sure to be all the more atmospheric when sung by beautiful candlelight.
This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval.
A reduced price combined ticket is availble for this concert and the earlier concert at St Martin's. Please contact the box office for more details.
For more information please click here.
