Addison Singers Spring concert: Beethoven 'Mass in C', McDowall 'Stabat Mater' at St Peter's Church, London on Saturday 28th March 2020

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Addison Singers Spring concert

Beethoven 'Mass in C', McDowall 'Stabat Mater'

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2020 19:30 28-03-2020 21:30 36 Addison Singers Spring concert The Addison Oratorio Choir is joined by the Brandenburg Sinfonia for their concert on March 28th. The first half of the concert features Cecilia McDowall's luminous, poignant and moving 'Stabat Mater', a setting of a meditation on the sorrows of the Virgin Mary as she stands by the cross, for which the choir are joined by the Godolphin and Latymer School Junior Chamber Choir. To continue the theme of reflection and loss, to begin the concert the orchestra will play Edwin Roxburgh's searing and intense 'Lament for the victims of conflict', originally written in 2003 as a reaction to the horrors of the Bosnian conflict, the central theme of the work is as sadly relevant today as it was then. The second half will consist of one large-scale work, Beethoven's 'Mass in C' - on the one hand devotional, but on the other, in contrast to other works in the concert, a piece of boundless energy and joy. A fitting celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of all. St Peter's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
Southfield Road
Acton Green, Chiswick
London
W4 1BB
England

Saturday 28th March 2020
7:30 PM

Programme

Cecilia McDowall – Stabat Mater
Ludwig van Beethoven – Mass in C major, Op.86

Performers

David Wordsworth – Conductor

Brandenburg Sinfonia
Addison Singers Oratorio Choir

Programme Note

The Addison Oratorio Choir is joined by the Brandenburg Sinfonia for their concert on March 28th. The first half of the concert features Cecilia McDowall's luminous, poignant and moving 'Stabat Mater', a setting of a meditation on the sorrows of the Virgin Mary as she stands by the cross, for which the choir are joined by the Godolphin and Latymer School Junior Chamber Choir. To continue the theme of reflection and loss, to begin the concert the orchestra will play Edwin Roxburgh's searing and intense 'Lament for the victims of conflict', originally written in 2003 as a reaction to the horrors of the Bosnian conflict, the central theme of the work is as sadly relevant today as it was then.

The second half will consist of one large-scale work, Beethoven's 'Mass in C' - on the one hand devotional, but on the other, in contrast to other works in the concert, a piece of boundless energy and joy. A fitting celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of all.

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