A programme exploring musical expressions of faith through the ages, from Benedictine abbess Hildegarde of Bingen to the African American composer Moses Hogan, via J S Bach, Francis Poulenc, and Michael Tippett among others. In this concert Collegium Singers will be exploring a wide range of idioms, from medieval chant, high baroque and negro spirituals to progressive 20thcentury composition.
Musical Director – Tomos Watkins - http://www.collegiumsingers.org.uk/tomos-watkins
Andrew Carter – Organ
Jane Francis – Baroque Cello
Programme
O Virtus Sapientiae– Hildegard von Bingen
Ave Verum Corpus – Francis Poulenc
Salut, Dame Sainte – Francis Poulenc
Seigneur, je vous en prie – Francis Poulenc
Salve Regina – Francis Poulence
Five Negro Spirituals from “A Child of Our Time” – Michael Tippett
Walk Together, children – arr. Moses Hogan
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227– Johann Sebastian Bach
My Lord, What a mornin – Harry T. Burleigh
Hear my Prayer – Moses Hogan
The Battle of Jericho – Moses Hogan
Tickets:-
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