The programme is Durufle's well-loved version of the Requiem Mass and a little-known dramatic piece entitled Cantos Sagrados by James MacMillan.
The Durufle Requiem is a work of sublime beauty. It is more intense than Faure's setting but still full of delicious harmony and plainchant references. The organist for this concert, Hilary Norris, is an extremely accomplished player and will bring the fiery and fiendish organ accompaniment to life.
MacMillan's Cantos Sagrados, is a...
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