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Voxcetera performs Saint-Saëns’s Requiem & short works by Britten
Soprano Angela Henckel joins chamber choir Voxcetera and instrumentalists for an intimate performance of this rarely-performed 1878 Requiem, preceded by thrilling pieces by Benjamin Britten including the astonishing Rejoice in the Lamb
Add to my Calendar 25-03-2023 19:30 25-03-2023 21:30 36 Voxcetera performs Saint-Saëns’s Requiem & short works by Britten As a good requiem should, Saint-Saëns’ beautiful 1878 work moves from quiet, soothing simplicity to unearthly fortissimi. At moments anticipate's Fauré's better known requiem which came a decade later. It was originally scored for a vast orchestra; our performance will maintain Saint-Saëns’s heightened expression and heartfelt sincerity, but with the tender intimacy of chamber music, with choir and soprano soloist accompanied by harp, string ensemble and organ (arranged by Klaus Rothaupt). Guest soprano is recitalist (and cabaret star) Angela Henckel who has appeared with notable ensembles all over the world, and in UK venues including the Wigmore Hall, as well as on BBC Radio 3. Preceeding that: Britten's extraordinary cantata Rejoice in the Lamb is by turns as fervent and eerily beautiful as the religious poems by Christopher Smart from which Britten took the text. Other short works on the menu are his joyful Jubilate Deo, the dramatic Missa Brevis in D, and the Festival Te Deum which sets ethereal Gregorian chant against a progression of shifting organ chords. A bar will be open before the concert and during the interval. St Michael's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Michael's Church
South Grove
Highgate
London
N6 6BJ
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Jubilate Deo in C major (1961)
Benjamin Britten – Festival Te Deum, Op.32
Benjamin Britten – Missa Brevis in D major, Op.63
Benjamin Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30
Camille Saint-Saëns – Requiem, Op.54
Performers
Angela Henckel – soprano
Rachel Wick – Harp
Simon Hogan – organ
Jane Hopkins – Conductor
Emma Purslow – violin / Leader
Voxcetera
Programme Note
As a good requiem should, Saint-Saëns’ beautiful 1878 work moves from quiet, soothing simplicity to unearthly fortissimi. At moments anticipate's Fauré's better known requiem which came a decade later. It was originally scored for a vast orchestra; our performance will maintain Saint-Saëns’s heightened expression and heartfelt sincerity, but with the tender intimacy of chamber music, with choir and soprano soloist accompanied by harp, string ensemble and organ (arranged by Klaus Rothaupt).
Guest soprano is recitalist (and cabaret star) Angela Henckel who has appeared with notable ensembles all over the world, and in UK venues including the Wigmore Hall, as well as on BBC Radio 3.
Preceeding that: Britten's extraordinary cantata Rejoice in the Lamb is by turns as fervent and eerily beautiful as the religious poems by Christopher Smart from which Britten took the text. Other short works on the menu are his joyful Jubilate Deo, the dramatic Missa Brevis in D, and the Festival Te Deum which sets ethereal Gregorian chant against a progression of shifting organ chords.
A bar will be open before the concert and during the interval.
