June 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Choral songs of the world and the spirit
Saturday 28 June 7.30pm
St Peter’s, Rawdon, LS19 6QL
Come and enjoy an uplifting evening of mid- summer song! With a wide variety of music on offer, both spiritual and worldly, old, modern and even brand new, there’s something for everyone.
Marking the feast day of St Peter, the programme includes the moving and spiritually profound music of Palestrina, marking 500 years since his birth, Britten, Brahms and Grieg. Simon Lindley’s popular Ave Maria will follow and pave the way for the world premiere of a striking new piece about two nuns (by two of our members) …
In a lighter second half, following interval refreshments, romance will take centre-stage with the music of Elgar, Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Stanford, with songs from Bernstein’s West Side Story supplying some fizz to finish!
So there is something for everyone to enjoy, and something to maybe touch the soul where other songs don’t reach. Bring a friend and have a great evening out!
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.
St Peter’s is an accessible venue with good facilities. For details of arrangements for disabled access, please visit the church’s website.
What to expect at a St Peter’s Singers concert
Programme
| Hymn to St Peter | Benjamin Britten |
| Tu es Petrus | Pierluigi da Palestrina |
| Geistliches Lied | Johannes Brahms |
| How lovely are thy dwellings | Johannes Brahms |
| Organ solo: Sonata No 3 in A, 1st movement | Felix Mendelssohn |
| Ave Maria | Simon Lindley |
| Brides of Christ | Fiona Pacey |
| Ave maris stella | Edvard Grieg |
Interval during which refreshments will be served
| My spirit sang all day | Gerald Finzi |
| The Blue Bird | Charles Villiers Stanford |
| The Turtle Dove | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| My love dwelt in a Northern Land | Edward Elgar |
| Lay a Garland | Robert Pearsall |
| Organ solo: The Prayer | David Foster (arr Lee Ward) |
| The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) |
| Medley from West Side Story | Leonard Bernstein |