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
Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang, Op. 52) is a large-scale choral symphony composed in 1840 by Mendelssohn to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg. It is one of Mendelssohn’s most ambitious choral works which helped to revive interest in large, sacred choral music in the 19th century. Interestingly, he was inspired partly by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Fit for midsummer, this piece is a bright, triumphant and deeply spiritual choral work.
Read MoreThe University of Arkansas Children’s Choir, founded in 1997, is a community outreach programme of the University of Arkansas Music Department. The ensemble provides young singers with training in performance, musicianship, and music theory within an inclusive and supportive environment.
Its performances span a wide range of musical styles, languages, and traditions, combining strong musical standards with energy, warmth, and a commitment to creativity and inclusivity.
Join Lewisham Choral Society for the London premiere of Swiss composer Carl Rütti’s Requiem in the presence of the composer. This striking work was commissioned and premiered in Winchester in 2008 by the Bach Choir, who requested the same orchestration as for the Fauré Requiem: strings, harp and organ. The result was a haunting seven-movement work for double choir with soprano and baritone soloists.
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