Of Music & Invention at St Peter's Church, Tiverton on Saturday 23rd March 2024

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Of Music & Invention

Add to my Calendar 23-03-2024 19:30 23-03-2024 21:30 36 Of Music & Invention With Cantorum, Blundell’s School In celebration of the inventive genius of Da Vinci and the industrial heritage of Tiverton’s textile industry, Exeter Festival Chorus presents a programme of music ancient and modern – old texts are presented with both centuries-old settings and new music by living composers. The concert features Cecilia McDowall’s Da Vinci Requiem, which was written in 2019 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death and was inspired by his extraordinary philosophical thoughts about the nature of mortality (sung in English and Latin). Also in the programme are works by exciting contemporary composers, including Eric Whitacre and award-winning video games composer Jessica Curry. EFC is grateful to Heathcoat Fabrics Limited for its generous sponsorship of this concert. The venue has full disabled access and facilities. Accompanying carers are eligible for free entry. Running time: 90 minutes plus a 20-minute interval (refreshments will be available). Enquiries to: concertmanager@exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk Tickets are available via TicketSource, both online or by phonw. Lines are open 9am-7pm weekdays (excluding bank holidays) and 9am-5pm Saturdays. Calls are charged at national rate and are included in free minutes. There is a fee of £2 per transaction for this service. A 10% discount applies to purchases of 10 or more tickets. All seats are unreserved. St Peter's Church, Tiverton DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Street
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 6NU
England

Saturday 23rd March 2024
7:30 PM

Programme

Thomas Weelkes – Thule, the Period of Cosmography
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8 voci
Henry Purcell – Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z.15
Cecilia McDowall – Da Vinci Requiem
~ Interval ~
Sven-David Sandström – Hear My Prayer, O Lord (1986)
Jessica Curry – The Light We Cast (2015)
Cecilia McDowall – Crucifixus Reimagined (2022)
Eric Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Robert Lucas Pearsall – Lay a Garland

Performers

Andrea Brown – Conductor
Peter Adcock – organ
Amy Carson – soprano
Frederick Long – baritone

Exeter Festival Chorus

Programme Note

With Cantorum, Blundell’s School

In celebration of the inventive genius of Da Vinci and the industrial heritage of Tiverton’s textile industry, Exeter Festival Chorus presents a programme of music ancient and modern – old texts are presented with both centuries-old settings and new music by living composers.

The concert features Cecilia McDowall’s Da Vinci Requiem, which was written in 2019 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death and was inspired by his extraordinary philosophical thoughts about the nature of mortality (sung in English and Latin).

Also in the programme are works by exciting contemporary composers, including Eric Whitacre and award-winning video games composer Jessica Curry.

EFC is grateful to Heathcoat Fabrics Limited for its generous sponsorship of this concert.

The venue has full disabled access and facilities. Accompanying carers are eligible for free entry.

Running time: 90 minutes plus a 20-minute interval (refreshments will be available).

Enquiries to: concertmanager@exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk

Tickets are available via TicketSource, both online or by phonw. Lines are open 9am-7pm weekdays (excluding bank holidays) and 9am-5pm Saturdays. Calls are charged at national rate and are included in free minutes. There is a fee of £2 per transaction for this service.

A 10% discount applies to purchases of 10 or more tickets.

All seats are unreserved.

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