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I Sing of a Maiden | Londinium (chamber choir)
English Christmas music inspired by Arnold Bax's 'Mater ora filium'
Add to my Calendar 11-12-2015 19:30 11-12-2015 21:30 36 I Sing of a Maiden | Londinium (chamber choir) Inspired by Arnold Bax's virtuosic masterpiece Mater ora filium, Londinium presents a concert of English Christmas music in praise of the Virgin Mary. From the shimmering, translucent world of Thomas Tallis' Videte miraculum to the majesty of Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God, and from favourites by Howells and Joubert to lesser-known gems by Howard Skempton, Richard Rodney Bennett and Francis Pott, there will be something for everyone to enjoy in this beautiful selection of festive music. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served! Londinium's website St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church
Holborn Viaduct
City of London
London
EC1A 2DQ
England
Programme
Thomas Tallis – Videte miraculum
John Joubert – There is no Rose of Such Virtue, Op.14
Herbert Howells – A spotless rose
Arnold Bax – I Sing of a Maiden
Francis Pott – I Sing of a Maiden
William Byrd – Ecce Virgo concipiet
John Byrt – All and Some
~ Interval ~
John Tavener – Hymn to the Mother of God
Howard Skempton – Adam lay y bounden
Robert Parsons – Ave Maria
Richard Rodney Bennett – Five Carols
Arnold Bax – Mater ora filium
Performers
Andrew Griffiths – Conductor
Londinium
Programme Note
Inspired by Arnold Bax's virtuosic masterpiece Mater ora filium, Londinium presents a concert of English Christmas music in praise of the Virgin Mary. From the shimmering, translucent world of Thomas Tallis' Videte miraculum to the majesty of Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God, and from favourites by Howells and Joubert to lesser-known gems by Howard Skempton, Richard Rodney Bennett and Francis Pott, there will be something for everyone to enjoy in this beautiful selection of festive music.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be served!
