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St Wilfrid's Church
Duchy Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2EY
England
Programme
Taylor Scott Davis – How can I keep from singing
Cesar Franck – Mass in A major: Panis Angelicus
Matthew Coleridge – Requiem
~ Interval ~
Rebecca Dale – Panis Angelicus Reimagined
Taylor Scott Davis – Magnificat
Performers
Eleonore Cockerham – soprano
David Lawrence – Conductor
Harrogate Choral Society
National Festival Orchestra
Programme Note
A concert featuring two works by Taylor Scott Davis, an up and coming American composer. In How can I keep from Singing he frames a tune by Robert Lowry and moulds into a dialogue between the voice parts and the accompaniment. His Magnificat was premiered by VOCES8 and is a beautiful setting of the story of Mary from youth to being God’s chosen one.
Between these are two contrasting versions of Panis Angelicus, one well known and the other becoming so. The final work in the concert is Requiem by Matthew Coleridge which is becoming one one of the UK’s most popular new choral works, and was one of the highest new entries in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2023. Described by the late Sir Neville Marriner as “a valuable addition to 21st century choral repertoire”, this deeply moving work and its beautiful, flowing melodies have made it a firm favourite with singers and audiences alike.
