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Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight
Part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Autumn Series
Add to my Calendar 02-09-2017 21:00 02-09-2017 23:00 36 Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight The second of today's concerts in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London's Autumn Series features festival regulars, The Purcell Singers. Mark Ford conducts this brilliant choir in Rachmaninov's epic Vespers, or All-Night Vigil, with its legendary low-bass voices and melodies based on traditional chant to transport us to the unique soundworld of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Purcell Singers’ performances are always a festival highlight and we are delighted to welcome them for this late-night concert on our opening night in the beautiful surroundings of a candlelit St Martin’s. This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval. A reduced price combined ticket is available for this concert and the earlier concert at St Martin's. Please contact the box office for more details. For more information please click here. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
Westminster
London
WC2N 4JJ
England
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
Performers
Mark Ford – Conductor
Purcell Singers
Other concerts in this Series
Programme Note
The second of today's concerts in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London's Autumn Series features festival regulars, The Purcell Singers. Mark Ford conducts this brilliant choir in Rachmaninov's epic Vespers, or All-Night Vigil, with its legendary low-bass voices and melodies based on traditional chant to transport us to the unique soundworld of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Purcell Singers’ performances are always a festival highlight and we are delighted to welcome them for this late-night concert on our opening night in the beautiful surroundings of a candlelit St Martin’s.
This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval.
A reduced price combined ticket is available for this concert and the earlier concert at St Martin's. Please contact the box office for more details.
For more information please click here.
