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Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight
Part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Spring Series
Add to my Calendar 28-01-2017 18:00 28-01-2017 20:00 36 Rachmaninov Vespers by candlelight The Choir of Royal Holloway makes its first appearance in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Spring Series in this early evening concert. Associate Music Director of the festival Rupert Gough conducts Rachmaninov's remarkable work for unaccompanied choir, The Vespers, with its evocative chant-like melodies and famous low bass writing. Rather than burning the incense of the Russian Orthodox church this performance will be sung by candlelight in the beautiful surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the festival's base. This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval. A reduced price combined ticket is available for this concert and the later 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
Rupert Gough – Conductor
Choir of Royal Holloway
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Programme Note
The Choir of Royal Holloway makes its first appearance in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2017 Spring Series in this early evening concert. Associate Music Director of the festival Rupert Gough conducts Rachmaninov's remarkable work for unaccompanied choir, The Vespers, with its evocative chant-like melodies and famous low bass writing. Rather than burning the incense of the Russian Orthodox church this performance will be sung by candlelight in the beautiful surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the festival's base.
This concert will last approximately one hour without an interval.
A reduced price combined ticket is available for this concert and the later concert at St Martin's. Please contact the box office for more details.
For more information please click here.
