Worcester Festival Choral Society Spring Concert - Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
A passionate, springtime choral concert in Worcester Cathedral, from one of the country's leading choral societies
Part of the Worcester Festival Choral Society 2016-17 Season
Add to my Calendar 25-03-2017 19:30 25-03-2017 21:30 36 Worcester Festival Choral Society Spring Concert - Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Worcester Festival Choral Society's third concert in its 2016-17 season combines choral passion with orchestral excitement in the glorious setting of Worcester Cathedral. One of the Romantic period’s leading composers, Johannes Brahms wrote arguably his greatest choral composition, A German Requiem, in 1865 as a comfort for those who mourn and who feel the pain of the death of others. This passionate, large-scale work for chorus, soprano and baritone soloists and orchestra, creates a tapestry of musical solace, peace and hope – perhaps the most comforting, humane requiem ever written. The Slavonic Dances by Czech composer Antonin Dvořák are a series of lively, folk-filled orchestral pieces that established Dvořák’s reputation and today are among his most memorable works. Worcester Cathedral, Worcester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LA
England
Programme
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
Antonin Dvorak – Slavonic Dances, Op.46
Performers
Helen Neeves – soprano
Andrew Davies – baritone
Worcester Festival Choral Society
Meridian Sinfonia
Programme Note
Worcester Festival Choral Society's third concert in its 2016-17 season combines choral passion with orchestral excitement in the glorious setting of Worcester Cathedral.
One of the Romantic period’s leading composers, Johannes Brahms wrote arguably his greatest choral composition, A German Requiem, in 1865 as a comfort for those who mourn and who feel the pain of the death of others. This passionate, large-scale work for chorus, soprano and baritone soloists and orchestra, creates a tapestry of musical solace, peace and hope – perhaps the most comforting, humane requiem ever written.
The Slavonic Dances by Czech composer Antonin Dvořák are a series of lively, folk-filled orchestral pieces that established Dvořák’s reputation and today are among his most memorable works.