Our talented resident choirs bring Fauré's much-loved and beautiful Requiem to the stunning surroundings of Temple Church. Artistic Director of the Festival, Bob Porter, conducts the handpicked Brandenburg Singers in a first half full of choral favourites through the ages, from William Byrd's Ave verum corpus in the Renaissance to Morten Lauridsen's O magnum mysterium from more recent times. In the second half they will be joined by the Brandenburg Festival Chorus, fresh from their Come-and-Sing workshop with Bob a few days before.
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi | Gloria in excelsis Deo (from Gloria)
William Byrd | Ave verum corpus
George Friederic Handel | Largo from Xerxes (Ombra mai fu)
Charles Gounod | Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach's Prelude No. 1)
Morten Lauridsen | O magnum mysterium
Howard Goodall | The Lord is my shepherd
INTERVAL
Gabriel Fauré | Requiem
Brandenburg Festival Chorus
Brandenburg Singers
Caroline Halls — soprano
Matthew Buswell — bass
Rupert Jeffcoat — organ
Robert Porter — Conductor
In association with U3A
Tickets £23 (premium) £18 (unreserved) £5 (children) — book online now!
Our premium tickets include a reserved seat (this differs per venue according to acoustic, but is usually 3–5 rows from the front, near the centre aisle), a programme, and a voucher for a drink which can be redeemed either before the concert or during the interval.