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St Peter Mancroft Church
Hay Hill
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1QQ
England
Programme
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Let all the world in every corner sing
James MacMillan – Serenity
Ola Gjeilo – O Lux beata Iam Sol recedit
Morton Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Performers
Julian Kirk – oboe
Tim Patient – Accompanist
Vetta Wise – Conductor
Pakefield Singers
Programme Note
Pakefield Singers make a return visit to perform in St Peter Mancroft on Saturday 19 July.. The choir will be performing sublime pieces inspired by and to complement the art installation, ‘Hidden’ by renowned ecclesiastical sculptor Peter Walker, which will be suspended in the church above the choir. .The programme will include Song for Athene by Tavener, O Magnum Mysterium by Lauridsen, Gjeilo’s O Lux Beata, with oboe accompaniment; and the Benedictus from The Armed Man alongside music by Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn, Fauré and others. .A solo from Tim Patient will feature the mighty Collins organ, and Julian Kirk, will play the haunting Gabriel’s Oboe from the film The Mission. A fitting climax to the concert will be the glorious Antiphon from Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs: Let all the world in ev’ry corner sing.
