Petros Singers: A Little Light Music at St Michael and All Angels Church, London on Saturday 29th June 2019

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Petros Singers: A Little Light Music

Add to my Calendar 29-06-2019 19:30 29-06-2019 21:30 36 Petros Singers: A Little Light Music This concert illuminates the variety of ways ‘light’ has proved a constant source of inspiration to composers and poets across the centuries, whether it be sunlight, moonlight, starlight or a flicker at the end of a tunnel. Featuring choruses from Elgar’s oratorio, The Light of Life, alongside music by Rachmaninoff, Amy Beach, John Rutter, Duke Ellington and The Beatles.  Petros Singers is a well-regarded, auditioned chamber choir with a reputation for high-quality singing and innovative programmes. We perform a wide-ranging and diverse repertoire and collaborate with top-class orchestras and soloists in West and Central London. Richard Bannan, our musical director, is a baritone, conductor and teacher. Richard sings with many of the country's leading vocal ensembles, including the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he is a lay clerk. Andrew Wells will be accompanying us and performing some solo organ works. Andrew has been Petros Singers’ rehearsal pianist since 1987. He is a professional organist, piano accompanist, private teacher and theory of music examiner and is currently organist at St George’s, Campden Hill.    St Michael and All Angels Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Michael and All Angels Church
Bath Road
Chiswick
London
W4 1TT
England

Saturday 29th June 2019
7:30 PM

Programme

Edward Elgar – The Light of Life, Op.29: 'Light of the World'
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers): Svete tikhi / Gladsome Light
Johannes Brahms – Warum ist das Licht gegeben?, Op.74 no.1
Johann Sebastian Bach – O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht (cantata), BWV 118
John Rutter – Hymn to the Creator of Light
~ Interval ~
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Arthur Wood – Hail! Gladdening Light
Kerry Andrew – O lux Beata Trinitas
Gustav Holst – Light leaves whisper, H.20
Amy Beach – Through the house give glimmering light, Op.39 no.3
Robert Lucas Pearsall – Light of my Soul
Edward Elgar – The Light of Life, Op.29: 'Light out of darkness'
George Harrison – Here comes the sun
Duke Ellington – I'm beginning to see the light

Performers

Richard Bannan – Director of Music
Andrew Wells – piano / organ

Petros Singers

Programme Note

This concert illuminates the variety of ways ‘light’ has proved a constant source of inspiration to composers and poets across the centuries, whether it be sunlight, moonlight, starlight or a flicker at the end of a tunnel. Featuring choruses from Elgar’s oratorio, The Light of Life, alongside music by Rachmaninoff, Amy Beach, John Rutter, Duke Ellington and The Beatles.

Petros Singers is a well-regarded, auditioned chamber choir with a reputation for high-quality singing and innovative programmes. We perform a wide-ranging and diverse repertoire and collaborate with top-class orchestras and soloists in West and Central London.

Richard Bannan, our musical director, is a baritone, conductor and teacher. Richard sings with many of the country's leading vocal ensembles, including the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he is a lay clerk.

Andrew Wells will be accompanying us and performing some solo organ works. Andrew has been Petros Singers’ rehearsal pianist since 1987. He is a professional organist, piano accompanist, private teacher and theory of music examiner and is currently organist at St George’s, Campden Hill.

Wikimedia Commons. JMW Turner, Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835

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