Saturday, 13 March 2010, 8pm
Xavier College Chapel, Barkers Road, Kew
Subscription Concert 1
The 19th-century revival of unaccompanied choral music began in Germany, principally in quest of the ‘purity of
tone’ that characterised the music of Palestrina and his contemporaries. Major composers soon began to write new works for the choral societies that sprang up everywhere, both Schumann and Brahms contributing significantly. Choral music is also a significant part of Barber’s output, including the popular Agnus Dei, which he adapted from a movement of his first string quartet.
PROGRAM
Robert Schumann Vier doppelchörige Gesänge
Samuel Barber Let down the bars, O Death
Samuel Barber Reincarnations
Samuel Barber Twelfth Night
Samuel Barber To be Sung on the Water
Samuel Barber Agnus Dei
Johannes Brahms Zwei Motetten, Opus 29
Johannes Brahms Zwei Motetten, Opus 74
Johannes Brahm Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Opus 109
Johannes Brahms Drei Motetten, Opus 110
| SOPRANO | ALTO | TENOR | BASS |
| Deborah Summerbell | Belinda Wong | Daniel Thomson | Julien Robinson |
| Carol Veldhoven | Jennifer Mathers | Tim Van Nooten | Kieran Rowe |
| Katherine Norman | Niki Ebacioni | Vaughan McAlley | Jerzy Kozlowski |
| Maria Pisani | Rebecca Woods | Stuart Tennant | Alistair Clark |
| Claerwen Jones | |||
| Kathryn Pisani |