Tenebrae
A Prayer for Deliverance
Programme:
Gustav Holst – The Evening-watch
Cecilia McDowall – Standing as I do before God
Francis Pott – The Souls of the Righteous
Caroline Shaw – And the Swallow
Richard Rodney Bennett – A Good-Night
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Rest
Joel Thompson – A Prayer for Deliverance
INTERVAL
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Valiant-for-Truth
Robert Pearsall – Lay a garland
Arthur Sullivan – The long day closes
Herbert Howells – Requiem
- Salvator mundi
- Psalm 23
- Requiem aeternam I
- Psalm 121
- Requiem aeternam II
- I heard a voice from Heaven
Photo credit Kathleen Holman
Perth Festival of the Arts
Fri 24 May 2024
St John's Kirk, Perth
7:30pm
£5 - £36
Full Event Details
Mixing iconic choral works with music by some of today’s most exciting composers, this varied programme is centred around themes of rest. Joel Thompson’s virtuosic new work is a particular highlight: written for 15 vocal parts, A Prayer for Deliverance (2021) perfectly showcases Tenebrae’s core values of passion and precision. The second half features Herbert Howells’ Requiem – surely one of the most moving works in the English choral repertoire.
Programme:
Gustav Holst – The Evening-watch
Cecilia McDowall – Standing as I do before God
Francis Pott – The Souls of the Righteous
Caroline Shaw – And the Swallow
Richard Rodney Bennett – A Good-Night
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Rest
Joel Thompson – A Prayer for Deliverance
INTERVAL
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Valiant-for-Truth
Robert Pearsall – Lay a garland
Arthur Sullivan – The long day closes
Herbert Howells – Requiem
Salvator mundi
Psalm 23
Requiem aeternam I
Psalm 121
Requiem aeternam II
I heard a voice from Heaven
William Harris – Bring us, O Lord
Photo credit Kathleen Holman
Venue Details & Map
Location
St John's Kirk, Perth
St Johns Place, Perth, PH1 5SZ, United Kingdom
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