Towards the Light at St Mary's Church, Bath on Saturday 19th March 2022

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Towards the Light

Add to my Calendar 19-03-2022 19:30 19-03-2022 21:30 36 Towards the Light Kodály’s magnificent Missa brevis, once performed to the accompaniment of distant gunfire during the siege of Budapest while the composer and his wife took refuge in the cellars of the opera house, frames a programme of luscious Lenten music ranging from Lotti’s famous 8-part Crucifixus, with its luxuriously long and indulgent suspensions, to the world premiere of Via Crucis by Peter Relph. Commissioned by The Handful as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting new works, it's a setting of the Stations of the Cross designed as a meditative procession, with melodies inspired by medieval plainchant, Cumbrian folk song, and contemporary classical music.  The Handful is delighted to be joined by Peter King, Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey, and by composer Peter Relph who will give a short talk about his commissioned piece after the interval. St Mary's Church, Bath DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Darlington Street
Bathwick
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4EB
England

Saturday 19th March 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Zoltán Kodály – Missa Brevis
Eleanor Daley – Upon Your Heart
Arvo Pärt – Bogoroditse Devo
Patrick Gowers – Libera me
Leoš Janáček – Ave Maria
Jose Jordan – Padre, a tus manos
James MacMillan – Lux Aeterna
Peter Relph – Via Crucis
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8 voci

Performers

Peter King – organ
Vicente Chavarria – Music Director

The Handful

Programme Note

Kodály’s magnificent Missa brevis, once performed to the accompaniment of distant gunfire during the siege of Budapest while the composer and his wife took refuge in the cellars of the opera house, frames a programme of luscious Lenten music ranging from Lotti’s famous 8-part Crucifixus, with its luxuriously long and indulgent suspensions, to the world premiere of Via Crucis by Peter Relph. Commissioned by The Handful as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting new works, it's a setting of the Stations of the Cross designed as a meditative procession, with melodies inspired by medieval plainchant, Cumbrian folk song, and contemporary classical music.

The Handful is delighted to be joined by Peter King, Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey, and by composer Peter Relph who will give a short talk about his commissioned piece after the interval.

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