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Sacred Shadows, Eternal Light
A Leipzig Landscape - Concert by Somerset Chamber Choir
Add to my Calendar 01-08-2026 19:00 01-08-2026 21:00 36 Sacred Shadows, Eternal Light Join us for an evening of radiant choral music celebrating the great composers who lived and worked in Leipzig, a city at the heart of musical inspiration. Expect an evening of profound beaty and emotional depth, from quiet refection to exultant joy, as we rekindle a glorious choral heritage - come and be moved, uplifted and inspired by these timeless musical memories from Leipzig! Wells Cathedral, Wells DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Green
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2UE
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (cantata), BWV 140
Felix Mendelssohn – Hear my Prayer: 'O for the wings of a dove'
Heinrich Schütz – Musikalische Exequien, Op.7, SWV 279-281
Heinrich Schütz – Die mit Tränen säen werden mit Freuden ernten, SWV 378
Johannes Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op.54
Clara Schumann – Abendfeier in Venedig, Op.19 no.1
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection': Urlich
Performers
Andrea Brown – Conductor
Somerset Chamber Choir
Bath Philharmonia
The Echoing Air
Programme Note
Join us for an evening of radiant choral music celebrating the great composers who lived and worked in Leipzig, a city at the heart of musical inspiration.
Expect an evening of profound beaty and emotional depth, from quiet refection to exultant joy, as we rekindle a glorious choral heritage - come and be moved, uplifted and inspired by these timeless musical memories from Leipzig!
