Our concert comprises choral music based on texts from the Song of Songs. Over the ages, composers have found these texts to be a great source of inspiration.

The concert programme takes the listener on a journey of inner peace, combining music from over eight centuries ago with that written by contemporary composers. There’s a special emphasis on works by the great Italian Renaissance composer Palestrina, born 500 years ago.

The choral works will be complemented by piano solos by Karen Kingsley.

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Repertoire:

Hildegard – Caritas Abundat in Omnia
Whitacre – A Boy and a Girl
Daley – Upon Your Heart
Moore – I saw him standing
Paulus – Arise My Love
Allegri – Gloria Missa in lectulo meo
Palestrina – Fasciculus myrrhae
Palestrina – Missa Fratres ego enim accepi
Palestrina – Exsultate Deo

Piano solos:
Ravel – Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Hopkins – A Prayer, Offered Lightly
Copley – Scherzino

Conductor – Peter Gambie
Piano solos – Karen Kingsley

Full price tickets £15 until and including Saturday 18 October, then £17.
Children/students: £2.