Duruflé Requiem: and French choral favourites at St Peter's Church, London on Friday 25th February 2022

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

Duruflé Requiem

and French choral favourites

Add to my Calendar 25-02-2022 19:30 25-02-2022 21:30 36 Duruflé Requiem The award-winning London chamber choir, Vasari Singers and conductor Jeremy Backhouse  are delighted to be back in business in 2022 with a glorious concert of French choral music  This is music with which Vasari has a special affinity. We first paired Duruflé’s magnificent Requiem with French organist and composer Grunenwald’s De Profundis on a recording we made in 2008 which was very well-received and has proved incredibly popular. Francis Poulenc’s Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence work beautifully with the two other pieces making for a satisfying and uplifting evening of very attractive music.   St Peter's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
119 Eaton Square
Eaton Square, Belgravia
London
SW1W 9AL
England

Friday 25th February 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Maurice Duruflé – Requiem, Op.9
Francis Poulenc – 4 Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – De Profundis

Performers

Rebekah Jones – mezzo-soprano
Thomas Niesser – baritone
Jonathan Hennessey-Brown – cello
Nicholas Wearne – organ
Jeremy Backhouse – Conductor

Vasari Singers

Programme Note

The award-winning London chamber choir, Vasari Singers and conductor Jeremy Backhouse are delighted to be back in business in 2022 with a glorious concert of French choral music

This is music with which Vasari has a special affinity. We first paired Duruflé’s magnificent Requiem with French organist and composer Grunenwald’s De Profundis on a recording we made in 2008 which was very well-received and has proved incredibly popular. Francis Poulenc’s Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence work beautifully with the two other pieces making for a satisfying and uplifting evening of very attractive music.

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