The Renaissance Choir: Mozart Requiem at St Peter's Church, Petersfield on Saturday 28th October 2023

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The Renaissance Choir: Mozart Requiem

Add to my Calendar 28-10-2023 19:30 28-10-2023 21:30 36 The Renaissance Choir: Mozart Requiem Come and join the Renaissance Choir in Petersfield on Saturday 28 October for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. It is one of the finest pieces of classical music ever written. Most of it was penned on his deathbed, so it’s not surprising that it’s full of anguish and of pain, but it’s also full of hope. The choir intends to capture all emotions of this work, written by a young man nearing his death and knowing it. It is a dark work in parts, bursting with fury, undoubtedly Mozart’s most powerful music.The Requiem sits in contrast to Haydn's uplifting Te Deum in C major, and is complemented by one of William Byrd’s greatest choral pieces, his Mass for Five Voices.Throughout the Mass, the choir makes considerable use of soloists and small groups in order to preserve its unique “chamber-music” quality, chosen by Byrd in order to protect those celebrating the forbidden Roman rite from discovery. St Peter's Church, Petersfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
The Square
Petersfield
Surrey
GU32 3HS
England

Saturday 28th October 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem in D minor, K.626
William Byrd – Mass for 5 Voices
Joseph Haydn – Te Deum no.1 in C major, Hob XXIIIc:1 (for Empress Marie Therese)

Performers

Peter Gambie – Conductor
Nick Davies – trombone
Mark Dancer – organ

Renaissance Choir

Programme Note

Come and join the Renaissance Choir in Petersfield on Saturday 28 October for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem.

It is one of the finest pieces of classical music ever written. Most of it was penned on his deathbed, so it’s not surprising that it’s full of anguish and of pain, but it’s also full of hope. The choir intends to capture all emotions of this work, written by a young man nearing his death and knowing it. It is a dark work in parts, bursting with fury, undoubtedly Mozart’s most powerful music.

The Requiem sits in contrast to Haydn's uplifting Te Deum in C major, and is complemented by one of William Byrd’s greatest choral pieces, his Mass for Five Voices.

Throughout the Mass, the choir makes considerable use of soloists and small groups in order to preserve its unique “chamber-music” quality, chosen by Byrd in order to protect those celebrating the forbidden Roman rite from discovery.

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