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Ice and Fire
Music by Arvo Pärt, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Pēteris Vasks, Maija Einfelde, Veljo Tormis, Juozas Naujalis, Galina Grigorjeva and Vytautas Miškinis.
Add to my Calendar 30-06-2022 19:30 30-06-2022 21:30 36 Ice and Fire Whitehall Choir explore some of the wealth of wonderful choral music from the Baltic region, including music from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. From well-known works such as Arvo Pärt’s Bogoroditse Devo and The Beatitudes to lesser-known works by the nineteenth century Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis and Galina Grigorjeva who was originally born in Ukraine but is now based in Estonia. The music and texts range from the beautiful still, calm and icy such as Ēriks Ešenvalds’s Northern Lights to the fiery St John’s Day Songs for Midsummer’s Eve by Veljo Tormis. St Peter's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Peter's Church
119 Eaton Square
Eaton Square, Belgravia
London
SW1W 9AL
England
Programme
Pēteris Vasks – Dona Nobis Pacem
Vytautas Miškinis – Cantate Domino
Juozas Naujalis – In monte Oliveti
Veljo Tormis – An Aboriginal Song
Veljo Tormis – Jaanilaulud, 'St Johns Day Songs'
Arvo Pärt – Bogoroditse Devo
Arvo Pärt – The Beatitudes
Galina Grigorjeva – In Paradisum
Eriks Esenvalds – Northern Lights
Maija Einfelde – Supla dziesma (lullaby)
Performers
Joanna Tomlinson – Conductor
Richard Moore – organ
Whitehall Choir
Programme Note
Whitehall Choir explore some of the wealth of wonderful choral music from the Baltic region, including music from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. From well-known works such as Arvo Pärt’s Bogoroditse Devo and The Beatitudes to lesser-known works by the nineteenth century Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis and Galina Grigorjeva who was originally born in Ukraine but is now based in Estonia. The music and texts range from the beautiful still, calm and icy such as Ēriks Ešenvalds’s Northern Lights to the fiery St John’s Day Songs for Midsummer’s Eve by Veljo Tormis.
