The Parliament Choir – Puccini & Bernstein – 7.30pm
The Parliament Choir presents an evening of music from Puccini and Bernstein. Puccini's Messa di Gloria was written when he was still in his teens. It is a joyful and accomplished setting of The Mass which gives glimpses of his later operatic work. Bernstein was commissioned to write a piece for the Southern Cathedrals Festival in Chichester 70 years ago. The work sets the words of five Psalms in three uplifting movements in a call for peace.
The Choir of the UK Parliament is an inclusive organisation, where politicians of all parties and staff work harmoniously together.
It is well-loved and has performed to large and enthusiastic audiences in iconic venues such as Westminster Hall, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, the Royal Festival Hall, the Banqueting House, Coventry Cathedral and York Minster. It has been an ambassador for the UK and the UK Parliament in Berlin (Bundestag), the Czech Republic (St Vitus Cathedral), Italy (Tuscan Festival) and France (Notre Dame de Paris) and The Vatican.