Royalty and Remembrance: Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Choir at St Mary The Virgin Church, Godmanchester on Saturday 27th October 2018

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Royalty and Remembrance

Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Choir

Add to my Calendar 27-10-2018 19:30 27-10-2018 21:30 36 Royalty and Remembrance   The Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Choir, under the baton of chorus master Lee Dunleavy, mark the centenary of the death of the great English composer Sir C. Hubert H. Parry.   The concert features works associated with Royal events (the coronation anthem "I was glad", the great "Jerusalem", and "Blest pair of sirens", sung at the Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), well-known hymns (including "Abide with me" and "Dear Lord and Father of mankind"), and his final masterpiece, written in response to the tragedy of the First World War, "Songs of Farewell".   The Choir are delighted to welcome members of the Northampton Bach Choir to join them for this concert, and guest organist Ivan Linford, who will also perform Parry's masterpiece for organ solo - the Fantasia and Fugue in G.   The warm acoustics and candlelit atmosphere of St Mary's Church in Godmanchester provide a perfect backdrop for this concert which takes us from Royalty to Remembrance. St Mary The Virgin Church, Godmanchester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary The Virgin Church
Chadley Lane
Godmanchester
Cambridgeshire
PE29 2AW
England

Saturday 27th October 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Blest Pair of Sirens
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Fantasia and Fugue, Op.188
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Jerusalem
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – I Was Glad

Performers

Lee Dunleavy – Conductor
Ivan Linford – organ

Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Society

Programme Note

The Huntingdonshire Philharmonic Choir, under the baton of chorus master Lee Dunleavy, mark the centenary of the death of the great English composer Sir C. Hubert H. Parry.

The concert features works associated with Royal events (the coronation anthem "I was glad", the great "Jerusalem", and "Blest pair of sirens", sung at the Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), well-known hymns (including "Abide with me" and "Dear Lord and Father of mankind"), and his final masterpiece, written in response to the tragedy of the First World War, "Songs of Farewell".

The Choir are delighted to welcome members of the Northampton Bach Choir to join them for this concert, and guest organist Ivan Linford, who will also perform Parry's masterpiece for organ solo - the Fantasia and Fugue in G.

The warm acoustics and candlelit atmosphere of St Mary's Church in Godmanchester provide a perfect backdrop for this concert which takes us from Royalty to Remembrance.

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