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Anniversary Concert
World premiere of Martin Bussey's A Brother Abroad, and works by Debussy, Messiaen, Bach, and Pascoe
Part of the Pinner Music Festival 2021
Add to my Calendar 12-06-2021 19:30 12-06-2021 21:30 36 Anniversary Concert The final concert of Pinner Music Festival 2021 marks the 700th Anniversary of the Dedication of St John’s Church, Pinner. Two main works are featured: the first is our main commissioned composition, the cantata A Brother Abroad, by Pinner-born Martin Bussey, which tells the story of Peter of Bologna, Bishop of Corbavia, the Franciscan Suffragan Bishop who dedicated St John’s Chapel, Pynnore in 1321, his life and times and his faith, through his own reflections as he travels from Greyfriars to Pynnore for the Dedication. The other main work is JS Bach’s wonderful Cantata #30, written for St John the Baptist’s Day, and performed by a vocal quartet with small ensemble. Pinner Parish Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Pinner Parish Church
Church Lane
Harrow
London
HA5 3AA
England
Programme
Claude Debussy – Syrinx
Edward Elgar – Ecce sacerdos magnus
Paul Burnell – Mathematician Suite ('Pascal's carriage')
Martin Bussey – A Brother Abroad
~ Interval ~
Olivier Messiaen – Interstellar Call
Russell Pascoe – Hymn to St John the Baptist (PMF commission)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30
Performers
Martin Bussey – Director
Marcus Farnsworth – baritone
Emma Halnan – flute
George Strivens – French horn
Chris Brannick – Percussion
David Gould – Director
Rachel Ambrose Evans – soprano
Hannah Cooke – Alto
Julian Stocker – tenor
Other concerts in this Festival
Programme Note
The final concert of Pinner Music Festival 2021 marks the 700th Anniversary of the Dedication of St John’s Church, Pinner. Two main works are featured: the first is our main commissioned composition, the cantata A Brother Abroad, by Pinner-born Martin Bussey, which tells the story of Peter of Bologna, Bishop of Corbavia, the Franciscan Suffragan Bishop who dedicated St John’s Chapel, Pynnore in 1321, his life and times and his faith, through his own reflections as he travels from Greyfriars to Pynnore for the Dedication. The other main work is JS Bach’s wonderful Cantata #30, written for St John the Baptist’s Day, and performed by a vocal quartet with small ensemble.
