Seraphim and Norwich Baroque: Love and Sacrifice at St Stephen's Church, Norwich on Saturday 1st July 2017

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Seraphim and Norwich Baroque

Love and Sacrifice

Add to my Calendar 01-07-2017 19:30 01-07-2017 21:30 36 Seraphim and Norwich Baroque A unique and special evening is in store for music lovers on Saturday 1st July.  Suffolk-based female ensemble, Seraphim, is joining forces with Norwich Baroque to present a concert with a fascinating local connection. "Love and Sacrifice" at St. Stephen's Church, Norwich, will include two works by ever popular Norfolk-based composer, Patrick Hawes.  One of these pieces, The Angel of Mons, and in fact the whole concert, is dedicated to the memory of William George Ludlow, grandfather-in-law of one of Seraphim's singers.  Private Ludlow fought at the battle of Mons and saw the Angel with his own eyes, an experience which stayed with him forever. This will be the first-ever performance of Patrick Hawes’ new upper-voice version of this work. Also part of the programme is Song of Songs, a very different but equally evocative piece with similarly soaring soprano lines and harp.  Add to this the beauty of Baroque music, works by Purcell, Bach and Marcello, featuring oboe d'amore, and the evening promises to be a feast of exhilarating and uplifting music, conducted by Vetta Wise, who is also the director of Seraphim.   The concert is at 7.30 pm and tickets (£16, £14, £5) are available from Norwich Theatre Royal Box Office (tel: 01603 630000), via the website www.norwichbaroque.co.uk or on the door.  Visit also Seraphim's website www.seraphimvoices.uk.   St Stephen's Church, Norwich DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Stephen's Church
2 Rampant Horse Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1QY
England

Saturday 1st July 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Hildegard of Bingen – Ave Generosa
Henry Purcell – Chaconne in G minor, Z.730
Patrick Hawes – The Angel of Mons
Johann Sebastian Bach – Matthew Passion: 'Erbarme Dich, mein Gott' (tr. oboe d'amore)
~ Interval ~
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935
Patrick Hawes – Song of Songs (arr. upper voices)

Performers

Vetta Wise – Conductor

Seraphim
Norwich Baroque

Programme Note

A unique and special evening is in store for music lovers on Saturday 1st July. Suffolk-based female ensemble, Seraphim, is joining forces with Norwich Baroque to present a concert with a fascinating local connection. "Love and Sacrifice" at St. Stephen's Church, Norwich, will include two works by ever popular Norfolk-based composer, Patrick Hawes. One of these pieces, The Angel of Mons, and in fact the whole concert, is dedicated to the memory of William George Ludlow, grandfather-in-law of one of Seraphim's singers. Private Ludlow fought at the battle of Mons and saw the Angel with his own eyes, an experience which stayed with him forever. This will be the first-ever performance of Patrick Hawes’ new upper-voice version of this work.

Also part of the programme is Song of Songs, a very different but equally evocative piece with similarly soaring soprano lines and harp. Add to this the beauty of Baroque music, works by Purcell, Bach and Marcello, featuring oboe d'amore, and the evening promises to be a feast of exhilarating and uplifting music, conducted by Vetta Wise, who is also the director of Seraphim. The concert is at 7.30 pm and tickets (£16, £14, £5) are available from Norwich Theatre Royal Box Office (tel: 01603 630000), via the website www.norwichbaroque.co.uk or on the door. Visit also Seraphim's website www.seraphimvoices.uk.

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