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Royal Free Singers - Fauré: Requiem
We invite you to join us for a programme of powerful and exciting music from two significant and highly influential composers: Gabriel Fauré who bridged the eras of late Romanticism and early modernism, and the renowned 20th Century Hungarian composer, musicologist and educator, Zoltan Kodály.
Faure's Requiem is the best known of his works. As a master of subtle harmonies and memorable, beautiful melodies, it has become a beloved staple of the choral repertoire.
Our programme also includes Kodaly's Missa Brevis, a compelling and moving choral work written during the siege of Budapest in WWII, known for its folk-like melodies and distinctive Hungarian influences, and his 1966 final major work, Laudes Organi, Praise of the Organ. It is described as a fantasia featuring medieval chants and a triumphant finale praising the organ itself.
We are delighted to welcome back celebrated organist, Luke Bond, from St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he is Assistant Director of Music. Luke has accompanied a number of significant royal occasions, plays regularly for professional choirs and gives organ recitals in many and various venues.
Conductor: Benedict Gunner
Organ: Luke Bond
Faure's Requiem is the best known of his works. As a master of subtle harmonies and memorable, beautiful melodies, it has become a beloved staple of the choral repertoire.
Our programme also includes Kodaly's Missa Brevis, a compelling and moving choral work written during the siege of Budapest in WWII, known for its folk-like melodies and distinctive Hungarian influences, and his 1966 final major work, Laudes Organi, Praise of the Organ. It is described as a fantasia featuring medieval chants and a triumphant finale praising the organ itself.
We are delighted to welcome back celebrated organist, Luke Bond, from St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he is Assistant Director of Music. Luke has accompanied a number of significant royal occasions, plays regularly for professional choirs and gives organ recitals in many and various venues.
Conductor: Benedict Gunner
Organ: Luke Bond
Saturday 21 March
Parish Church of St. John the Baptist Berkshire SL4 1LT
The concert starts at 7.30 p.m. and ends at approximately 9.45 p.m.Tickets: £20, £5 child/student, under 12's free from our ticketing website or from www.royalfreesingers.org.uk or you can buy on the door.
Free programme. There is disabled access at the side of the church.
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