Rachmaninov: All Night Vigil (Vespers) at St Mary's Church, London on Saturday 25th March 2023

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Rachmaninov: All Night Vigil (Vespers)

Add to my Calendar 25-03-2023 19:00 25-03-2023 21:00 36 Rachmaninov: All Night Vigil (Vespers) For their Easter concert, two London choirs join forces to present one of the iconic works for unaccompanied choir from the 20th century. Conducted by Jessica Norton, the combined forces of the East London Chorus and London Concord Singers perform Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Vespers) on his 150th anniversary. Composed in less than two weeks, early in 1915, Rachmaninov dedicated the Vigil to the memory of Stepan Smolensky, who had introduced him to the glorious legacy of the vigil. Each movement is either built on a Ukrainian, Greek or Russian chant, or written by Rachmaninoff in the style and spirit of chant.  Alongside the hauntingly beautiful All Night Vigil, pieces by Gretchaninoff and Bortniansky will be performed. St Mary's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Hammersmith Rd
West Kensington
London
W14 0QL
England

Saturday 25th March 2023
7:00 PM

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37

Performers

Jessica Norton – Conductor

London Concord Singers
East London Chorus

Programme Note

For their Easter concert, two London choirs join forces to present one of the iconic works for unaccompanied choir from the 20th century. Conducted by Jessica Norton, the combined forces of the East London Chorus and London Concord Singers perform Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Vespers) on his 150th anniversary.

Composed in less than two weeks, early in 1915, Rachmaninov dedicated the Vigil to the memory of Stepan Smolensky, who had introduced him to the glorious legacy of the vigil. Each movement is either built on a Ukrainian, Greek or Russian chant, or written by Rachmaninoff in the style and spirit of chant. Alongside the hauntingly beautiful All Night Vigil, pieces by Gretchaninoff and Bortniansky will be performed.

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