Fulham Camerata’s summer concert: Voices for a Summer Evening
Fulham Camerata’s summer concert is fast approaching!
Welcome to Voices for a Summer Evening, on Sunday 16th June at 7.00pm at Holy Cross Church, Ashington Road, SW6 3QA.
It is a concert of solo and choral works with full orchestra, one in which Fulham Camerata will be teaming up with Westminster Opera Co, known as WOCO, to provide an exciting performance opportunity for choir and emerging artists newly established on the professional scene.
You will be listening to Dominic Bevan (Tenor), Ceferina Penny (Soprano) and Benjamin Hartnell-Booth (Horn) singing the following pieces, joined by Fulham Camerata for the beautiful Haydn Mass.
Mozart, Exsultate Jubilate
Britten, Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Haydn, St Nicholas Mass
Alexander Hopkins, our Composer in Residence, will be singing the world premiere of Visita, Quaesumus, Domine for choir and strings.
This is a beautiful and haunting prayer for the evening asking God and his angels to watch over us during the night. The text for this piece has formed part of the Compline services in the Christian tradition since the fifth century or so.
So many themes and emotions to explore: the presence of God, the enemy, the angels, peace, blessings. The piece builds gradually from the opening single note in the strings to the repeated clusters of “we beg thee” and eventually reaches the darker more mysterious middle section. The pleading call for God’s blessing to always be upon us leads to the final “Amen” ending the piece on an optimistic note. The combination of choir and string orchestra creates a wonderfully rich, warm sound that brings the beautiful Compline prayer to life.
This promises to be a vibrant and enjoyable summer concert, not to be missed!
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