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St Paul's Church
58 Abbotsbury Rd
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 0BJ
England
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Mass in C major 'Coronation', K.317
Roger Quilter – Non nobis, Domine
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
Ralph Vaughan Williams – O Taste and See
George Frideric Handel – Hallelujah Chorus
Performers
Helen Brind – Music Director
Simon Earl – pipe organ
Nicola Burley – soprano
Leah Page – Alto
Jonathan Valender – tenor
Gareth Jones – Bass
Winston Leese – trumpet
Weymouth Choral Society
Programme Note
Weymouth Choral Society will present ‘Music of Majesty’ featuring a performance of Mozart’s ‘Coronation Mass’ and selected pieces with a royal or English connection. With guests Simon Earl (organ), Winston Leese (trumpet) and four vocal soloists (Nicola Burley, Leah Page, Jonathan Valender & Gareth Jones) adding to the choral items with solo features, we promise a royal banquet of music!
Mozart’s ‘Coronation Mass’ is one of his best-known choral works, full of contrast and lyrical themes. It earned its nickname most likely due to being performed during coronation festivities in Prague in 1791/2. Complemented by a wide variety of styles of pieces that have been played at royal ceremonies, weddings and funerals, or have a quintessential English theme, you’ll hear from composers as diverse as Purcell and Handel through to Quilter, Finzi, Walton and Vaughan Williams.
