Somerset Chamber Choir Concert - Rachmaninov All-night Vigil (Vespers)

Somerset Chamber Choir

Richard Laing – Conductor/Violin

Anita D’Attellis - Piano 

A candlelit performance of hauntingly beautiful settings of the Russian Orthodox liturgy, with evocative poetry and timeless classics for violin and piano, enhanced by projected iconography and lighting.

 

Arguably the greatest choral music ever written by a Russian and one of the finest choral works in the entire repertoire, Sergei Rachmaninov’s All-night Vigil (Vespers)is a tour-de-forceof stunning virtuosity and extreme pathos. Featuring 15 exquisite sections corresponding to the sequence of the Russian Orthodox liturgy, the All-night Vigil divides the choir into 11 vocal parts and features some of the lowest bass parts ever written.

This candlelit performance of Rachmaninov’s setting of the Russian Orthodox all-night liturgical sequence of Vespers, Matins and First Hourwill be immensely atmospheric occasion enhanced with iconography and coloured lighting projected onto the stark white walls of the chapel. It promises to be a treat both for eyes as well as ears!

Interspersed throughout the concert will be evocative poetry readings to complement the Russian Orthodox theme, together with three achingly beautiful arrangements of timeless classics for violin and piano – Rachmaninov’s 18thvariation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Vocalise and Prayerfrom Piano Concerto No.2 – each of which has the power to inspire refection on sacred Russian texts. 

 

Tickets: £18, 15, (reserved), & £11 (unreserved). Children/students half-price.

Taunton Visitor Centre, Market House, Fore Street, Taunton, TA1 1JD

Tel: 01823-340470 – Open Monday to Saturday – 09.30 to 16.30

Ticket Booking link -https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/boxoffice/venueplan/zVFTqClXOlbz 

Event date: 
Sunday, 17 February 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:45pm
Ticket Prices: 
£18, 15, (reserved), & £11 (unreserved). Children/students half-price
Location: 
King's College Chapel
South Road
TA1 3LA Taunton
United Kingdom