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A Lenten Journey - from Byrd to Duruflé via Bach
Before Easter, the Brighton Singers chamber choir, directed by Nicholas Houghton, will perform a concert of beautiful choral music at St Paul’s Church, West Street, Brighton, on Sunday March 26th.
With the theme A Lenten Journey we take you on an exciting musical exploration through the centuries, featuring pieces by European composers from Byrd to Duruflé via Bach.
To commemorate this year’s 400th anniversary of the death of English composer William Bryrd (1540-1623) we sing his masterful Mass for Five voices. The Crucifixus in 8 parts is probably the most well-known work of Venetian composer Antonio Lotti (1667-1740). German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), probably wrote Jesu Meine Freude, his longest and most musically complex motet, in Leipzig. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was born in Hamburg and died in Vienna. His motet Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen was published in 1879. Abendlied is the best known sacred composition by Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), born in Liechtenstein, he lived most of his life in Bavaria. We complete our chronological journey with Quatre Motets by French composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986).
With the theme A Lenten Journey we take you on an exciting musical exploration through the centuries, featuring pieces by European composers from Byrd to Duruflé via Bach.
To commemorate this year’s 400th anniversary of the death of English composer William Bryrd (1540-1623) we sing his masterful Mass for Five voices. The Crucifixus in 8 parts is probably the most well-known work of Venetian composer Antonio Lotti (1667-1740). German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), probably wrote Jesu Meine Freude, his longest and most musically complex motet, in Leipzig. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was born in Hamburg and died in Vienna. His motet Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen was published in 1879. Abendlied is the best known sacred composition by Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), born in Liechtenstein, he lived most of his life in Bavaria. We complete our chronological journey with Quatre Motets by French composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986).
Concert will begin at 17.00
Ticket £12
available online (see below) or on the door
Ticket £12
available online (see below) or on the door
St Paul’s Church, West Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2RE
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Website:
brightonsingers.org.uk/
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