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Royal Northern Sinfonia accompanied by the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus

Part of the Sheffield International Concert Season 2018/19

Add to my Calendar 06-04-2019 19:00 06-04-2019 21:00 36 Royal Northern Sinfonia accompanied by the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus For Hubert Parry, the B minor Mass was “the mightiest choral work ever written”, while for the organist and philosopher Albert Schweitzer it was “as enigmatic and unfathomable as the religious consciousness of its creator”. Assembled by Bach near the end of his life from his earlier settings of the Lutheran Mass, it is a work replete with great arias, uplifting choruses and thrilling orchestral writing, the trumpet lines being particularly stunning, and is a summation of the composer’s entire creative output. A remarkable experience is in store, under the spirited direction of Andrew Griffiths. Soloists to be announced. Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Sheffield City Hall
Barker's Pool
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2JA
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in A major, BWV 234

Performers

Andrew Griffiths – Conductor

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus

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Programme Note

For Hubert Parry, the B minor Mass was “the mightiest choral work ever written”, while for the organist and philosopher Albert Schweitzer it was “as enigmatic and unfathomable as the religious consciousness of its creator”. Assembled by Bach near the end of his life from his earlier settings of the Lutheran Mass, it is a work replete with great arias, uplifting choruses and thrilling orchestral writing, the trumpet lines being particularly stunning, and is a summation of the composer’s entire creative output. A remarkable experience is in store, under the spirited direction of Andrew Griffiths.

Soloists to be announced.

Andrew Griffiths- Conductor

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