Concert 2: Saturday 23 March at 8.00 pm
Xavier College Chapel, Barkers Rd, Kew
Subscription Concert 2
With guest soloists Daniel Thomson (Evangelist) and Jerzy Kozlowski (Jesus)
The Eton Choirbook is the major repository of English choral music from around 1500. The greater part of its repertoire is Marian, that is, works addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, such as Wylkynson’s resplendent nine-voice Salve regina featured in past programs. Passion music is by its nature less dazzling, though the writing remains rich and complex. All three Stabat mater settings take full advantage of the dramatic possibilities of the text. And Davy’s Passio is among the earliest polyphonic settings of St Matthew’s account of the Passion.
PROGRAM
John Browne Stabat mater
Richard Davy Stabat mater
Richard Davy Passio Domini in ramis palmarum
Note: William Cornish ‘Stabat mater’ advertised in subscription brochure but not performed.
SINGERS
| Soprano Deborah Summerbell Carol Veldhoven Katherine Norman Claerwen Jones Kathryn Pisani |
Alto Belinda Wong Yi Wen Chin Niki Ebacioni Rebecca Woods |
Tenor Tim van Nooten Peter Campbell Vaughan McAlley Stuart Tennant |
Bass Tim Daly Andrew Murray Jerzy Kozlowski Mike Ormerod |