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Lamentations

Choral Songs of Lamentation from the Renaissance to the Modern Age including music by Thomas Tallis, Dominique Phinot, Rudolf Mauersberger and Edward Bairstow

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2026 19:30 28-03-2026 21:30 36 Lamentations In this concert, punctuated by inventive and expressive organ improvisation from Nick Scott-Burt, we present two classic interpretations of this great biblical text by Thomas Tallis and Edward Bairstow, as well as a couple of lesser-known responses from Franco-Flemish composer Dominique Phinot and former conductor of the Dresdener Kreuzchor, Rudolf Mauersberger.  St Mary de Castro Church, Leicester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary de Castro Church
Castle View
Leicester
LE1 5WN
England

Programme

Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Rudolph Mauersberger – Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst, RMWV 4/1
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow – The Lamentation

Performers

Tom Williams – Conductor
Nick Scott-Burt – organ

Leicestershire Chorale

Programme Note

In this concert, punctuated by inventive and expressive organ improvisation from Nick Scott-Burt, we present two classic interpretations of this great biblical text by Thomas Tallis and Edward Bairstow, as well as a couple of lesser-known responses from Franco-Flemish composer Dominique Phinot and former conductor of the Dresdener Kreuzchor, Rudolf Mauersberger. 

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