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Renaissance Choir - Song of Songs

Add to my Calendar 25-10-2025 19:30 25-10-2025 21:30 36 Renaissance Choir - Song of Songs Our concert comprises choral music based on texts from the Song of Songs. Over the ages, composers have found these texts to be a great source of inspiration. The concert programme takes the listener on a journey of inner peace, combining music from over eight centuries ago with that written by contemporary composers. There’s a special emphasis on works by the great Italian Renaissance composer Palestrina, born 500 years ago. The choral works will be complemented by piano solos by Karen Kingsley. St Peter's Church, Petersfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
The Square
Petersfield
Surrey
GU32 3HS
England

Programme

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Exsultate Deo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Fratres, ego enim accepi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Fasciculus myrrhae
Gregorio Allegri – Missa in lectulo meo: Gloria
Stephen Paulus – Arise My Love
Philip Moore – I saw him standing
Eleanor Daley – Upon Your Heart
Eric Whitacre – A boy and a girl
Hildegard of Bingen – Caritas Abundat

Performers

Peter Gambie – Conductor
Karen Kingsley – piano

Renaissance Choir

Programme Note

Our concert comprises choral music based on texts from the Song of Songs. Over the ages, composers have found these texts to be a great source of inspiration.

The concert programme takes the listener on a journey of inner peace, combining music from over eight centuries ago with that written by contemporary composers. There’s a special emphasis on works by the great Italian Renaissance composer Palestrina, born 500 years ago.

The choral works will be complemented by piano solos by Karen Kingsley.

Renaissance Choir - Song of Songs

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