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St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
City of London

London
EC4M 8AD
England


Programme

Aaron CoplandFanfare for the Common Man
TraditionalI wonder as I wander
Michael TippettFive African-American Spirituals
Charles IvesVariations on America
Samuel BarberAgnus Dei
~ Interval ~
Aaron CoplandIn the Beginning
Antonin DvorakNew World Symphony: Largo
Leonard BernsteinChichester Psalms

Performers

Andrew Carwood – Conductor

Choir of St Paul's Cathedral

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Programme Note

NEW WORLDS

The music of America and beyond, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the American Memorial Chapel at St Paul’s Cathedral

For the Common Man

St Paul’s Cathedral Choir and Organists, conducted by Andrew Carwood

A chance to hear the most famous Cathedral Choir in the world singing into their own unique and breathtaking space, as they perform seminal American choral works of the twentieth-century.  Drawing on the anniversary of the American Memorial Chapel, the concert opens with Copland’s celebrated Fanfare for the Common Man, written in response to the US entry into World War 2, and closes with Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms from 1965, a dramatic reflection of the turbulence of the twentieth century, with a finale that invites all peoples to join together in unity.  Along the way we encounter the music of slavery and despair, and of joy, wonder and hope.

Principal Sponsor: Katten Muchin Rosenman

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