Mass of the Children at St Mary Magdalen Church, London on Thursday 27th June 2024

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Mass of the Children

Add to my Calendar 27-06-2024 19:00 27-06-2024 21:00 36 Mass of the Children For our summer concert, Chandos Chamber Choir is delighted to collaborate with Boutcher Primary School Choir to perform a programme of modern choral works by contemporary composers including John Rutter. Rutter, one of the most loved contemporary composers, not least due to his extensive arrangements and compositions of Christmas carols, was born in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge where he subsequently became Director of Music.  His Mass of the Children, which will be performed by both choirs, was premiered in February 2003.  A ‘missa brevis’ (literally ‘short mass’ – in this case as the setting omits the Credo movement), the lyrics also include extracts from poems such as William Blake’s The Lamb which is interwoven with the text of the Agnus Dei. As well as this and other works by Rutter, we are also looking forward to sharing two pieces by Will Todd (born 1970): Blessed are the Peacemakers and Fire of Love, as well as music by Bob Chilcott and Tamela Mann.  Join us on Thursday 27 June for a delightful programme of summer music. St Mary Magdalen Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary Magdalen Church
193 Bermondsey Street
Bermondsey
London
SE1 3UW
England

Thursday 27th June 2024
7:00 PM

Programme

John Rutter – Mass of the Children
Tamela Mann – Take Me to the King
Will Todd – Blessed are the Peacemakers
Will Todd – Fire of Love
Bob Chilcott – Like a Singing Bird
John Rutter – For the beauty of the earth
John Rutter – The Reluctant Dragon: Banquet Fugue

Performers

James Davey – Conductor
Ian Shaw – Piano

Chandos Chamber Choir

Programme Note

For our summer concert, Chandos Chamber Choir is delighted to collaborate with Boutcher Primary School Choir to perform a programme of modern choral works by contemporary composers including John Rutter.

Rutter, one of the most loved contemporary composers, not least due to his extensive arrangements and compositions of Christmas carols, was born in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge where he subsequently became Director of Music. His Mass of the Children, which will be performed by both choirs, was premiered in February 2003. A ‘missa brevis’ (literally ‘short mass’ – in this case as the setting omits the Credo movement), the lyrics also include extracts from poems such as William Blake’s The Lamb which is interwoven with the text of the Agnus Dei.

As well as this and other works by Rutter, we are also looking forward to sharing two pieces by Will Todd (born 1970): Blessed are the Peacemakers and Fire of Love, as well as music by Bob Chilcott and Tamela Mann. Join us on Thursday 27 June for a delightful programme of summer music.

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