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God's Grandeur
Musical settings of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Part of the Blackburn Chamber Choir 2022 - 2023 Season
Add to my Calendar 01-04-2023 19:30 01-04-2023 21:30 36 God's Grandeur Experience settings of some of the deeply moving, spiritual poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins in the place where he lived, studied and taught for several years – Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe. One of Lancashire’s leading chamber choirs, Blackburn Chamber Choir, based at Blackburn Cathedral, is performing musical settings of some of Hopkins’ well-loved poems alongside readings of his works and other linked pieces. The concert includes the rarely performed setting of 7 poems by Britten 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' and the Uk premiere of 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' by Philip Moore. Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9PZ
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Ye thrilled me once
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – My delight and thy delight
Felice Anerio – Crux fidelis, inter omnes
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Super Flumina Babylonis
Tomas Luis de Victoria – Caligaverunt oculi mei
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit Sang all Day, Op.17 no.3
Charles Villiers Stanford – Eternal Father, Op.135 no.2
Samuel Barber – Heaven-haven (A Nun Takes The Veil)
Philip Moore – As kingfishers catch fire (UK premiere)
Performers
John Hosking – Accompanist
John Robinson – Conductor
Blackburn Chamber Choir
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Programme Note
Experience settings of some of the deeply moving, spiritual poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins in the place where he lived, studied and taught for several years – Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe.
One of Lancashire’s leading chamber choirs, Blackburn Chamber Choir, based at Blackburn Cathedral, is performing musical settings of some of Hopkins’ well-loved poems alongside readings of his works and other linked pieces. The concert includes the rarely performed setting of 7 poems by Britten 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' and the Uk premiere of 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' by Philip Moore.
