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Lux Aeterna

Add to my Calendar 28-09-2017 19:30 28-09-2017 21:30 36 Lux Aeterna Music has always been a source of hope and light in troubled times. In this programme of works for choir and organ, we take you on a journey spanning nearly 500 years, from renaissance masters Tallis and Byrd to present day composers Arvo Pärt and James MacMillan, including movements from Rachmaninov’s haunting Vespers (All-night vigil) and Howells’ Requiem. The Bach Choir is delighted to return to Westminster Cathedral for this celebration of a cappella music conducted by David Hill, and with Philip Scriven at the organ. Westminster Cathedral, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Westminster Cathedral
42 Francis St
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 1QW
England

Programme

Herbert Howells – Requiem
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
Arvo Pärt – Nunc Dimittis
William Byrd – Ave verum corpus
Michael Tippett – A Child of our Time: Five Spirituals

Performers

David Hill – Conductor
 Philip Scriven – organ

The Bach Choir

Programme Note

Music has always been a source of hope and light in troubled times. In this programme of works for choir and organ, we take you on a journey spanning nearly 500 years, from renaissance masters Tallis and Byrd to present day composers Arvo Pärt and James MacMillan, including movements from Rachmaninov’s haunting Vespers (All-night vigil) and Howells’ Requiem. The Bach Choir is delighted to return to Westminster Cathedral for this celebration of a cappella music conducted by David Hill, and with Philip Scriven at the organ.

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