April 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Centuries of song, featuring Renaissance Motets, Romantic
masterworks, and beloved 20th-century classics
Reaching from the celestial heights of the Sistine Chapel to the rolling hills of the English countryside, join us for a journey through the evolution of the human voice. We begin in the Renaissance, where the intricate Polyphony of Victoria and Aleotti offered a glimpse of the divine. This sacred devotion finds a new, powerful emotional depth in the German Romantic masterpieces of Brahms, Bruckner, and Mendelssohn.
Following the interval, the mood shifts as we celebrate the secular spirit of the 20th century. Through the nostalgic folk-harmonies of Vaughan Williams and Stanford, and concluding with the iconic modern storytelling of Les Misérables and Paul Simon, we explore how choral music continues to capture the essence of our shared experience.
Programme
| Ave Maria | Josquin |
| Missa O quam gloriosam | Tomas Luis da Victoria |
| Ascendens Christus in altum | Raffaella Aleotti |
| O Rex gloriae | Luca Marenzio |
| Verleih uns Frieden | Felix Mendelssohn |
| Geistliches Lied | Johannes Brahms |
| Christus factus est | Anton Bruckner |
Interval
| Linden Lea | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| The Turtle Dove | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| My spirit sang all day | Gerald Finzi |
| The Blue Bird | Charles Villiers Stanford |
| My Love dwelt in a northern land | Edward Elgar |
| The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon |
| Medley from Les Misérables | Claude-Michel Schönberg |
St Peter’s Singers
Alexander Woodrow conductor
St Peter’s Singers are passionate about the music we sing and want to share it with as many people as possible. We do all we can to make anyone who comes to our concerts feel welcome and at ease. So if you’ve not tried this music out before, why not come along and bring a friend? Everyone is welcome.
What to expect at a St Peter’s Singers concert
