Details
St Peter's Church
Southfield Road
Acton Green
Chiswick
London
W4 1BB
England
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
Performers
Neil Ferris – Conductor
Andrew Wells – piano
Petros Singers
Programme Note
Join Petros Singers for an afternoon workshop exploring Rachmaninov’s seminal choral masterpiece, The All-Night Vigil, commonly known as the Vespers.
The workshop will be lead by Neil Ferris, Chorus Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus and Artistic Director of the professional chamber choir, Sonoro. Neil will bring his considerable expertise, vocal knowledge and flair to work on music that is as rich as it is rewarding, not to mention in Russian! After working through a varied selection of movements, the afternoon will culminate in a run-through of the works rehearsed.
We will be singing in Church Slavonic and are delighted to have professional language coach, Frank Althaus, to guide us through the intricacies and subtleties of pronunciation. We will also be joined by our regular accompanist, Andrew Wells.
The workshop will run from 2-6pm with registration from 1.30pm. Please see our website for full details, including Covid-19 arrangements.