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The Sixteen: The Choral Pilgrimage 2022
An Old Belief
Part of the The Sixteen: Choral Pilgrimage 2022 Season
Add to my Calendar 10-06-2022 19:30 10-06-2022 21:30 36 The Sixteen: The Choral Pilgrimage 2022 Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war. The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall. Truro Cathedral, Truro DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Truro Cathedral
14 St Marys St
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2AF
England
Programme
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell
Anonymous – Deo gracias, Anglia
Anonymous – Saint Thomas honour we
Anonymous – O blessed Lord
Anonymous – Benedicite Deo
Cecilia McDowall – An Unexpected Shore
Thomas Campion – Never, weather-beaten sail
Thomas Campion – Author of light
Thomas Campion – Tune thy music to thy heart
Herbert Howells – Take him Earth, for Cherishing
Performers
Harry Christophers – Conductor
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Programme Note
Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war.
The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall.
