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St Peter's Church
The Square
Petersfield
Surrey
GU32 3HS
England
Programme
Michael Haydn – Requiem in C minor, MH 155
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339
Performers
Peter Gambie – Conductor
Mark Dancer – organ
Renaissance Choir
Programme Note
In this concert the Emsworth-based Renaissance Choir presents two complementary works from the Classical period.
Michael Haydn wrote his Requiem in C in 1771. Just like Mozart’s Requiem, the music sobs, it’s angry, defiant and expresses love. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was present at its first three performances and is believed to have been strongly influenced by it in the composition of his own Requiem in D.
A decade later, Mozart wrote “Vespers”, the fifth movement of which, Psalm 117 - Laudate Dominum - is an exquisite and much-loved setting for soprano solo and chorus. The beautiful tranquillity of this movement contrasts with the bold exuberance of much of the rest of the work.
St Peter’s resident organist Mark Dancer will accompany the choir.
