Vigil: Music of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Saturday 26th March 2022, St. John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
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The music of the Eastern Orthodox church enjoyed a major revival in the 19th and 20th centuries, typified by the success of Rachmaninov's famous All-Night Vigil.
JUBILATE presented a concert of this sonorous and profoundly beautiful music, with selections from All-Night Vigil music by Gretchaninov, Chesnokov and Tchaikovsky, alongside pieces by John Tavener, who drew on this rich style for the sublime Song for Athene. |
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Seeds of love: British Folksongs
Saturday 18th June, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
Saturday 18th June, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
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Twentieth and twenty-first century British composers delight in exploring their rich folk heritage. A concert celebrating them cannot ignore Vaughan Williams’ contributions, nor Britten’s highly imaginative Flower Songs. Holst’s choral folksong arrangements are an under-recognised gem, and MacMillan’s The Gallant Weaver represents the Scottish composer at his most sumptuous.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five English Folksongs Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Turtle Dove Ralph Vaughan Williams: Bushes and Briars James Macmillan: The Gallant Weaver Gustav Holst: Six Choral Folksongs Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs |
