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East Bedfordshire Chamber Choir: Music for Eastertide

Sat 28 Mar 26
Concert starts at 7.30pm
Tickets are £12 and can be bought on the door with cash or card or from TicketSource. Search Buxtehude.
Refreshments available in the interval. Donations appreciated towards costs of refreshments and programmes so we can keep ticket prices low. Please bring cash for the raffle. Thank you. St. Mary's Church, Mill Street, Ashwell, Baldock SG7 5LY The concert programme, conducted by Bene't Coldstream, features the rarely performed Buxtehude piece in the first half and a wide variety of Eastertide-appropriate choral pieces in the second half. Refreshments will be available in the interval. First half: Membra Jesu Nostri by Buxtehude accompanied by String Ensemble and David Della Valle on continuo. Composed in 1680, the medieval mystical poetry that this work is based on contemplates the body of the crucified Christ covering feet, knees, hands, sides, breast, heart & face, in 7 sections. This performance will include 6 of the 7 cantatas within the work. The many soloists and vocal ensemble singers are from within the choir. The second half includes Easter-appropriate pieces by Byrd, Lauridsen, Makaroff, Rutter, Todd & Trotta. St Mary's Church, where the choir is singing music featuring medieval poetry, is renowned for its medieval graffiti... READ MORE>

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