Listing of Future Concerts |
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2019 Winter Concert
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30th November 2019
Lancaster Priory,Priory Close, Lancaster LA1 1YZ 7:30 pm |
Handel’s Messiah
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We return to the Lancaster Priory for a performance of Handel’s sacred oratorio Messiah as part of our 2019 Christmas celebrations.
Handel’s Messiah has featured on our programme every three years or so and is a true tradition of ours, featuring the sublime voices of our special guest vocalists, combined with the majestic sounds of a live orchestra. The magic of a full choir singing this beloved masterpiece in the majestic Lancaster Priory makes Handel’s Messiah a Christmas concert not to be missed!    |
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
Worthy is the Lamb
- Original Score
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2020 Spring Concert
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Saturday 4th April 2020
Ashton Hall, George Street, Lancaster LA1 1PL 7:30 pm |
Nelson Mass - Joseph Haydn
The Nelson Mass ('Mass In Time Of Fear') is arguably Haydn's most dramatic and exciting mass - famous for its striking scoring, fine fugal writing and the thrilling syncopated 'amens' building to a shattering climax.
The Nelson Mass ('Mass In Time Of Fear') is arguably Haydn's most dramatic and exciting mass - famous for its striking scoring, fine fugal writing and the thrilling syncopated 'amens' building to a shattering climax.
Joseph Haydn
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Lord Nelson, for whom the
mass is nicknamed
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Mass in G - Franz Schubert
By far his most well‐known and frequently performed sacred work today is his second mass, the Mass in G Major, which he composed in less than a week in March of 1815. It is a relatively small-scale work accompanied strings and organ. It is musically also relatively simple, but fresh and bright and cheeky with plenty of tunes and panache. |
Franz Schubert
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Gloria - Karl Jenkins
Gloria is high on drama, with Jenkins' predilection for the sounds of ethnic and Third World cultures very much in evidence. The third movement in particular, a setting of Psalm 150, brings to mind his ever-popular Adiemus, with its primeval-sounding harmonies, declamatory choral style and pounding drummed rhythms. This is music that engages, whips up and then soothes the listener. Gloria will probably keep Jenkins at the top of most-performed polls for some time to come. |
Karl Jenkins
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