English Masters: Britten, Purcell, Wallen, Rutter - in collaboration with the Choir of St George’s School, Windsor

7:30pm, Sat, 16 Nov 2024

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  • Type of event: Performance
    Start time: 7:30pm
    Venue: All Saints Church
    Wiltshire Road
    Wokingham
    RG40 1TN
      See map below
    Ticket pricing/options: Tickets - £20
    Students/under 18s - £5
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    Description: English Masters: Britten, Purcell, Wallen, Rutter - in collaboration with the Choir of St George’s School, Windsor

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    Conductor - George de Voil
    Tenor - Nicholas Madden
    Bass - Thomas Lowen

    Orchestra - Chameleon Arts Orchestra
    In collaboration with the Choir of St George’s School, Windsor
    Director of The Choir of St George’s School, Windsor - James Wilkinson

    The Choirs will sing two anthems by Purcell:  O Sing unto the Lord, and Jehova quam multi sunt hostes mei
    Generally considered England's most important early music composer, Henry Purcell is renowned for his chamber opera Dido and Aeneas and dramatic pieces King Arthur and The Fairie Queen. The two anthems that we will perform are beautiful choral works based on Psalms 96 and 3.

    The Choir of St George's School, Windsor, will perform a beautiful suite of short pieces by 20th/21st century British composers:
    Michael Head - The little road to Bethlehem
    John Rutter - What sweeter music
    Errollyn Wallen - Peace on earth
    Benjamin Britten - This little babe
    David Bednall - Make we merry

    And both choirs will come together for the striking Britten: St Nicolas
    Saint Nicolas was Britten's first work for amateur musicians. It tells the story of the legendary life of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lycia, in a dramatic sequence of events. His habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the folklore of Santa Claus ('Saint Nick').

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