Name: An Old Belief: London
Start: 2024-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St Luke Old Street

Organization

Admin

The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

Others

The Sixteen Orchestra

An Old Belief: London

London

United Kingdom

St Luke Old Street

An Old Belief: London: Songs of Farewell Parry, H. (+5 More)

Public

Private

Songs of Farewell

An Unexpected Shore

Take him, Earth, for cherishing

Concert

Never weather-beaten sail

Author of light

Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart

Approved

A powerful programme of English choral music centred around Parry's emotional Songs of Farewell.
Hubert Parry’s Songs of Farewell must surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war.

The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion’s verse. Perfectly complementing the rich sonority of Parry’s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by Cecilia McDowall.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble