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St Peter’s Singers of Leeds present Penthos- a new Requiem
The second performance of this visionary new work, created and first performed in Leeds in 2018. St Peter’s Singers of Leeds are proud to present this concert of music for Good Friday.
Penthos is a work for Choir, Orchestra, Organ and Soloists that combines high-quality music and poetry, and lasts nearly an hour.
It takes the form of the traditional Requiem Mass, but with new words exploring themes of reconciliation and forgiveness, and music that reaches beyond the words to speak to – and affirm – our deepest human longings.
For those who were present, the first performance of Penthos in October 2018 was something they are unlikely to forget: Matthew Oglesby’s powerful music adding further imaginative and emotional depth to Hannah Stone’s visionary poetry.
The pandemic forced the postponement of the second performance, planned for April 2020, but we were determined that there should be another opportunity to hear this superb work.
If you couldn’t get to that first performance in 2018, or you would like to hear it again… this is your chance, not to be missed!
“A striking quality of the auspicious premiere … was the communicative power of the Penthos Requiem to connect with the listener”
Geoffrey Mogridge on Penthos in The Wharfedale Observer
St Peter’s Singers
Lucy Appleyard- contralto
Quentin Brown- bass
William Campbell- organ
National Festival Orchestra
Sally Robinson- leader
Alexander Woodrow- conductor
Tickets are £15/free for full time students and U18s. Available via our website or on the door.
Penthos is a work for Choir, Orchestra, Organ and Soloists that combines high-quality music and poetry, and lasts nearly an hour.
It takes the form of the traditional Requiem Mass, but with new words exploring themes of reconciliation and forgiveness, and music that reaches beyond the words to speak to – and affirm – our deepest human longings.
For those who were present, the first performance of Penthos in October 2018 was something they are unlikely to forget: Matthew Oglesby’s powerful music adding further imaginative and emotional depth to Hannah Stone’s visionary poetry.
The pandemic forced the postponement of the second performance, planned for April 2020, but we were determined that there should be another opportunity to hear this superb work.
If you couldn’t get to that first performance in 2018, or you would like to hear it again… this is your chance, not to be missed!
“A striking quality of the auspicious premiere … was the communicative power of the Penthos Requiem to connect with the listener”
Geoffrey Mogridge on Penthos in The Wharfedale Observer
St Peter’s Singers
Lucy Appleyard- contralto
Quentin Brown- bass
William Campbell- organ
National Festival Orchestra
Sally Robinson- leader
Alexander Woodrow- conductor
Tickets are £15/free for full time students and U18s. Available via our website or on the door.
Concert 19:00-2:00
Tickets are £15/free for full time students and U18s. Available via our website or on the door.
Tickets are £15/free for full time students and U18s. Available via our website or on the door.
Leeds Minster, Kirkgate, West Yorkshire LS2 7DJ
Fri 7 Apr 2023
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