Leap into spring with The Bach Choir for this concert of British-inspired choral music past and present. We showcase two beloved works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was a former singer and musical director of The Bach Choir. This diverse programme, featuring four female composers, shines a light on some truly fresh and inspirational works by Ivor Novello winner Cecilia McDowall, Errollyn Wallen CBE, Amy Beach and Lili Boulanger alongside Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten. In the beautiful and intimate setting of Holy Trinity Church Sloane Square, David Hill conducts The Bach Choir, Alison Ponsford-Hill, Helen Charlston, Nicholas Madden and Jonathan Brown with Philip Scriven at the organ in this perfect concert to awaken your ears with the sounds and songs of spring.
Organ – Philip Scriven
Conductor – David Hill
Soprano – Alison Ponsford-Hill
Mezzo Soprano – Helen Charlston
Tenor – Nicholas Madden
Baritone – Jonathan Brown
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
Cecilia McDowall – O Oriens
Vaughan Williams – Movements from Mass in G
Errollyn Wallen – Pace
Lili Boulanger – Hymne au soleil
Amy Beach – Let this mind be in you
Benjamin Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb
The Holy Trinity Consort presents a French-Swiss celebration - written in secret and hidden in a drawer for forty years, Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir is now treasured as one of the twentieth century's great choral discoveries. After the interval, Fauré's sublime Requiem: music of consolation, from the radiant Pie Jesu to the whispered farewell of In Paradisum. We are delighted to welcome Läderach as our partner for the evening, and premium-ticket holders will enjoy an exclusive tasting of their exquisite Swiss chocolate. Candlelight, chocolate and glorious music - an evening to savour at Holy Trinity.