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St Mary's Cathedral
Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AW
Scotland
Programme
James MacMillan – Strathclyde Motets: O Radiant Dawn
James MacMillan – Benedicimus Deum cæli
James MacMillan – Lux Aeterna
James MacMillan – Strathclyde Motets: Data Est Mihi Omnis Potestas
James MacMillan – Factus est repente
William Henry Harris – Faire is the Heaven
William Henry Harris – Bring us, O Lord God
Philip Stopford – Ave, Regina Caelorum
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Ca' The Yowes (arr. composer)
James MacMillan – The Gallant Weaver
James MacMillan – Lassie, wad ye loe me?
Performers
Alistair Digges – Conductor
Edinburgh Singers
Programme Note
Join The Edinburgh Singers for a celebration of British composers and their finest choral music. The concert opens with a selection of James MacMillan's Strathclyde Motets, sacred works reflecting the composer’s deep spirituality, emotional depth and distinctive use of traditional elements. The motets are complemented by William Harris' exquisite choral pieces Faire is the Heaven and Bring us o Lord God, Philip Stopford's richly harmonic Ave Regina Caelorum and John Tavener's Song for Athene, which gained worldwide recognition when it was performed at the funeral of Princess Diana.
The programme continues with a series of traditional folk songs, including Ca’ the Yowes and Londonderry Air, as well as James MacMillan’s settings of The Gallant Weaver and Lassie Wad Ye Lo’e Me? In the stunning setting of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, this promises to be a very special evening!
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