Wednesday 29 March 2017

Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Church of St Sepulchre without Newgate
Church of St Sepulchre without Newgate
Death and resurrection are the theme of London Concord Singers' Easter concert at the Church of St Sepulchre without Newgate, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ on Thursday, 6 April 2017, 7.30pm. Under conductor Jessica Norton they will be performing Faure's original 1893 version of his sublime Requiem, alongside Jean Langlais' radiant Messe Solennelle, plus music by Messiaen, Gesualdo, Parry, Finzi, and Jonathan Dove which looks at different approaches to the subject of death and resurrection.

Faure's Requiem, Langlais' Messe Solennelle and the accompanied items will be performed with organ accompaniment by one of the rising stars of the organ world, Graham Thorpe who is Sir George Thalben-Ball Memorial Organ Scholar & Assistant Director of Music, St Michael's Cornhill.

Full details from the London Concord Singers website.

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