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Mystic Harmonies
a cappella choral music from three great eras
11 May 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Singing in the glorious setting of Leeds Minster, St Peter’s Singers showcase some beautiful and varied a cappella choral music from three eras and spanning nearly five hundred years.
You can hear works from the Renaissance by John Sheppard, Robert Parsons, and an Italian nun called Raffaella Aleotti.
You can lose yourself in the sublime romantic harmonies of Anton Bruckner and Hubert Parry.
And you can get a taste of what brilliant choral music written today sounds like, with works by Ola Gjeilo, Caroline Shaw and our own Matthew Oglesby.
There is something here for everyone. If you’ve not yet discovered the joys of choral music, this would be a great place to start!
The concert will last about 90 minutes, including an interval during which wine and juice will be served.
St Peter’s Singers
Alexander Woodrow conductor
| Ave Maria | Robert Parsons |
| Vidi speciosam | Raffaella Aleotti |
| The Lords Prayer | John Sheppard |
| In Pace | John Sheppard |
| Ave Maria | Anton Bruckner |
| Virga Jesse | Anton Bruckner |
| Locus iste | Anton Bruckner |
| Christus factus est | Anton Bruckner |
| My Soul, there is a country far beyond the stars | Hubert Parry |
| I know my soul hath power | Hubert Parry |
| Never weather-beaten sail | Hubert Parry |
| There is an old belief | Hubert Parry |
| And the Swallow | Caroline Shaw |
| Picking Fruit on the Feast of the Transfiguration | Matthew Oglesby |
| Ubi caritas | Ola Gjeilo |
Please note this programme will be repeated on May 18 at St John’s Church, Sharow nr Ripon HG4 5BJ
St Peter’s Singers
Accessibility: Leeds Minster is about 5 minutes walk from Leeds Bus Station, and about 15 minutes walk from Leeds Railway Station. There is on-street parking on the side streets nearby, as well as the NCP Markets carpark ( 5 minutes) and the John Lewis carpark (10 minutes).
There is ramp access to the main doors beneath the tower, with entrance to the grounds at the West End by the Lamb and Flag pub recommended to avoid the steps up from the street level. Once inside there there is step-free access to the nave and to the City of Leeds Room for refreshments and toilets.