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Rorate Caeli: a 90th birthday concert for Thea Musgrave
Part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2018 Spring Series
Add to my Calendar 15-03-2018 19:30 15-03-2018 21:30 36 Rorate Caeli: a 90th birthday concert for Thea Musgrave We welcome two choirs from Trinity Laban. In the first half, vocal ensemble Rubythroat, directed by Linda Hirst, perform a programme of British choral music, including three contrasting settings of When David Heard, and favourite works for choir by Vaughan Williams and Britten. After the interval the Chamber Choir join in the worldwide celebrations of the 90th birthday of remarkable Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave. Her strong sense of drama and rich musical language have made Musgrave one of the most respected composers working today. Stephen Jackson conducts some of her most notable choral works, including Rorate Coeli, with an organ interlude Lobet den Herrn performed by Richard Gowers. For more information please click here. St Katharine Cree, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Katharine Cree
86 Leadenhall Street
City of London
London
EC3A 3BP
England
Programme
Thomas Tomkins – When David heard
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Three Shakespeare songs
Thomas Weelkes – When David Heard that Absalon was slain
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia, Op.27
Matthew Norriss – When David Heard
Thea Musgrave – Ithaca
Thea Musgrave – The Lord's Prayer
Thea Musgrave – Starlight
Thea Musgrave – On the Underground, Set 2
Thea Musgrave – O caro m'e il sonno
Thea Musgrave – Lobet den Herrn
Thea Musgrave – Rorate Coeli
Performers
Linda Hirst – Conductor
Stephen Jackson – Conductor
Richard Gowers – organ
Rubythroat
Trinity Laban Chamber Choir
Other concerts in this Festival
Programme Note
We welcome two choirs from Trinity Laban. In the first half, vocal ensemble Rubythroat, directed by Linda Hirst, perform a programme of British choral music, including three contrasting settings of When David Heard, and favourite works for choir by Vaughan Williams and Britten.
After the interval the Chamber Choir join in the worldwide celebrations of the 90th birthday of remarkable Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave. Her strong sense of drama and rich musical language have made Musgrave one of the most respected composers working today. Stephen Jackson conducts some of her most notable choral works, including Rorate Coeli, with an organ interlude Lobet den Herrn performed by Richard Gowers.
For more information please click here.
