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Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer
Part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Autumn Series
Add to my Calendar 05-11-2017 17:00 05-11-2017 19:00 36 Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London welcomes back the Minerva Consort for its second appearance in the 2017 Autumn Series. Tonight they present a programme based around the absent figure of J.S. Bach, featuring works by composers who influenced the great master and some who were influenced by him. Pieces will include Schütz’s Seven Last Words, often seen as a precursor to the famous passions, and Mendelssohn’s contemplative Hear my Prayer, one of his most enduring choral works. They will also perform two works by Eric Whitacre, the festival’s patron. Please join us for this evening of beautiful a cappella choral music. For more information please click here. St Paul's Church (Actors' Church), London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Paul's Church (Actors' Church)
Bedford Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9ED
England
Programme
Eric Whitacre – Lux Arumque
Heinrich Schütz – Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt, SWV 36
Dietrich Buxtehude – Magnificat, BuxWV 203
Heinrich Schütz – The Seven Last Words from the Cross, SWV 478
~ Interval ~
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Johannes Brahms – Geistliches Lied, Op.30
Felix Mendelssohn – Hear My Prayer, WoO 15
Felix Mendelssohn – Hear my Prayer: 'O for the wings of a dove'
Johannes Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op.54
Performers
John Andrews – Conductor
Minerva Consort
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Programme Note
The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London welcomes back the Minerva Consort for its second appearance in the 2017 Autumn Series. Tonight they present a programme based around the absent figure of J.S. Bach, featuring works by composers who influenced the great master and some who were influenced by him. Pieces will include Schütz’s Seven Last Words, often seen as a precursor to the famous passions, and Mendelssohn’s contemplative Hear my Prayer, one of his most enduring choral works. They will also perform two works by Eric Whitacre, the festival’s patron. Please join us for this evening of beautiful a cappella choral music.
For more information please click here.
