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“FAIRE IS THE HEAVEN”- CHRIST CHURCH SINGERS

13th Jul 2019 @ 19:30 - 21:30

£12

After their acclaimed “Dido and Aeneas”, Christ Church Singers return with conductor, Alan Burgess for a programme of heavenly music, built round Bach’s motet, “Komm, Jesu, komm”(BWV 229), spiritual music, good for the soul; Swiss composer, Frank Martin’s Mass for double choir, from 1922 brimming with pure melodic counterpoint; William Harris’s ethereal “Faire is the heaven” in rich 8-part harmony, setting words by poet, Edmund Spenser(1552-1599); Walton’s “Set me as a seal”; Stanford’s beautiful Three Latin Motets.”Insightful, sensitive and supremely effective”(Review, Frome Festival 2018)

Event no: 1321

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Date:
13th Jul 2019
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Cost:
£12
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Website:
https://fromefestival.co.uk/event/?eventid=95