Details
St Mary Redcliffe Church
12 Colston Parade
Bristol
BS1 6RA
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Komm, Jesu, komm (motet), BWV 229
Eleanor Daley – Requiem
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Mass in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, meine Freude (motet), BWV 227
Performers
Christopher Finch – Conductor
Nigel Nash – organ
Bristol Bach Choir
Programme Note
We start the season with a concert of reflection and remembrance. Two of Bach's incomparable motets, whose brilliance and beauty are recognised the world over, set a contemplative tone that prompts reflection on mortality and spiritual journeying.
Vaughan Williams's Mass in G minor is one of the most beautiful large-scale a cappella sacred choral works of the twentieth century, stylistically grounded in the musical styles of the Elizabethan period whilst also incorporating elements of ancient chant. Toronto composer Eleanor Daley's Requiem is a work of sensitivity and introspection, using texts from the traditional Roman Catholic requiem mass, biblical psalms and contemporary poetry.